Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-07

EAN G. WORCESTER was ia
miliarly acquainted with the
PhiIippines long before the
Spanish American war brought
these islands into the personal
,,.,,a,,,,s,.ss and concern of the United
states As early as 1887, wmie yet q
cou,,. student he went to the Pnlnp-
GIVES with Prof Joseph b. Steere OF
u,cb;ran University in the interest," Oh
.,o,,oe;c.I research Again, beginning
with 1890. he spent two and hair years
,h.re in the same pursuit. ABOUT hVe
,.aars later the Spansh-Amerlcan war
orce more returned him to the isianus'
From, that time on until last year. WHEEL
he voluntarily gave UP the WORK. ne
stood In official relation to them. AS
,pember Of both Philippine commissions
md as secretary Of the interior unoer
tho establishment of civil government
there he had, from the start, snare
in the organization and administrator Oh
,h;s tarr;tory. 1t is by reason OF TINS
inn1 personal first-hand EXPERIENCE
axper,euce unofficial and intimate, as wea
as official and responsioie-thaL liS 81,
thor stands before the puD ,.s,h ~ seasoned
preparedness to speak Win ssdeonS
Judgment and ripe authority on tne SUI
iect of the Philippines. Inc t~o soi. ~ q
Of this study give readers access "
compendium OF the essentiaa ta 70 the
Conditions of the islands, ana 70 .ne
problems facing the United states elta.
have grown-from these FACTS anu eoItu a.
tions. In straight and forceIul !asnioL
the first volume gathers up .ne snanish.
american war. Mr.. Worcester nesuis
with discussion of the GOOD 1aith ,os
This country toward the islanders. pa
we, unqualifiedly. promise them ~, inu y
Nv oilr operations in the Islands destroy
a fun-fedged republic, as some wouiu
have us think? In dealing win tt,esS
questions Mr.. Worcester has Booo ueai
m saw about the boosted cooperation
~ ths Insurgents while we were fighting
Spain 1t is of moment to arm mino
that throughout this discussion Mr.. Wore
cester supports every direct statement Oh
essential fact with official record or other
proven and accepted testimony AND out
Of these records themselves comes oeai
of direct evidence of insurgent treachery.
Out of them comes. too by manlfotd de-
on the part OF the Filipinosl of any ade--
uuate conception of either the principles
or practices of the independence and SELL
government for which they were SO
eagerly clamoring.
This first volume describes also the
constructive work of the two commissions
and of the subsequently established civil
government, in the interests OF pubic
health and order. in the administration OF
justice and the promotion of peace ana
industry. The second volume is devoted,
IN large part to a description Of the out
living non-Christian tribes, whose num-
bers and capabilities raise them to an i'm
portance hitherto overlooked OF neglected
by explorers. This discussion covers
what has been done in this period for the
general well-being of these tribes, as
we'll. as for their practical co-oTdination
rot Is
lands This volume takes account OF the
natural resources Of the Philippines and
outlines from these something OF the nse3--
ture and scope Of the economic possioan.
ties of the islands. 1t makes report OF
the work.of public Improvement that has
beef projected and already in part ac-
complished. These improvements lnciude
good roads, better methods Of agriculture
and manufacture, sanitation, schools ana
experiments In local self-goyefnment Inc
two volumes sum to an invaluable source
of information about Philippine life and
character, Philippine resources. and pos
sibilities And this whole store OF essen
tial and dependable fact is brought Tor
ward and set face to face with the qoeS-.
ton Of the preparedness OF the Pnlnp-
pines for immediate independence. MI.
Worcester himself does not in any par
ticuiaf evasae giving full and logical an
swer to the manifold parts into which
this pressing question resolves itself. the
Substantial quality of this discussion and
its all4around high character give It the
value Of documentary evidence in any
study Of the realities of the Philippine
question.
THE BUSINESS OF 4 GENTLEMAN.
By Ia. n dickinson. New York: g.
p. Putnam's Sons
Sir Robert Wilton. the hero of this
tale. is a modern feudal lord. Sir Robert
is an English landed proprietor, surround
ed by a dependent peasantry that has
come down. along with their beloved
Bobby" from a long line Of noble Will
tons and their retainers- This case OF
new feudalism, even as that OF the
ancient tyne, is built upon the theory OF
protection and fealty-protection from
The lord of the manor, and realty 10
him from his dependent people Anu
this feudal idea. whether the ofo or tne
new. rests upon the basic TACT mat s guy
is after all. his brothers keeper. But
the harshness of that olden time buried
this mutual bond under oppressive cruea-
ties on the one hand, and secret treacn-
cries on the other. Now, Mr.. Dickenson'
in THE Business OF a Gentleman. Es
wives the ancient institution in the full
protection and feaity" with this re.
yiyai he makes an absorbing storg OF
modern. life, drawing as ne goes along
home. at the head of which is nne
clean Engishman looking after the we'll
being Of his dependents on against thl UNI,
picture of contentment and gooo WIZ
Mr.. Dickinson sets the forces OF agita-
ton and revolt. in very clever satire
on the foolhardy agencies OF seif-ex-
ploitatlon in the name OF reform by
the misfortune OF an inheritance 1alAns
10 his wife Sir Bobby finds himself pos
sessed of a broken-down factory that Is
equipped with a strike among its Work.
men, and not much else. IT is mere tnat
the malcontents get In their work, onoer
the leadership Of a band or reformels.
These are mostly of the female persua-
sion. They are out for every human
fraiIty that can be dug out OF tneir own
reeking iinaginations and, by NOOK OF
crook, applied to their hapiess SlctiIi ."
And here, with the new foctory on-nls
hands. the troubles Of Sir BOBBY pesih.
A very substantial and ominous pio.
develops through the ingenuity OF tnese
pious inuuisitors-as rule they "orh IL
the name of one or another OK tne Chlis.
tan virtues. though rev OF them ar
frankly socialists. and a. few are even a
heather. But an idealistic feuoai ioIu,
with protection and fealty IN ms o11oo
and fair play In hts heart. tackles ms
new problem in the spirit OF his wnoie
life And there is but one issue to sucn
work, to be sure. One comes OUT VI
this reading face to face with the TACT
that Mr.. Dickinson has built an excep-
tional novel around a thesis-a very dan
gerous thing TO do. and one that mas
made many an unwary novelist come
a cropper In good earnest. But not this