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LITERARY CRITICISM
AND BOOK NEWS
Prince Won Buelow on Practical World Politics
The Preciosity of Sociology-Mr
Putnam's "reminiscences.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Bernhard Won Bulow. Translated by
Marie A. Lewenz NJ A. Frontispiece
svo. pp. 342 Dodd. Mead Co.
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PROFESSIONAL books on world politics
we have had a many Of late, bat all OF
them together fall far short Of the
practical illumination which Prince Won
Bulow sheds upon a complicated and
difficult subject in these pages. There
is nothing academic in this volume;
here is Reolpolitik in the making and
in its results The author speaks out
with the frankness Of attained, or at
least assured. success. If much of
what he places in the light of German
expediency and necessity points un-
mistakably to England, he makes 1t
clear that the expediency and the
necessity both originated in Great
Britain's attitude toward the en-
pire. He begins with the predomi-
rant Continental power which Bis
nlarck founded and built and con-
solidated. and thence progresses TO the
world power which Germany was
bound TO become, by the very I'M
pulse Of her growing prosperity and
raed of larger markets. as a measure,
indeed. Of representation. Strikingly
eliminating is his exposition Of the
weakness Of England's political posi-
ton in Europe. Her real interests, he
indicates. the points where she is most
acutely in opposition to Germany are
extra Continental: THE Continental
mowers are bound by many ties of
common interest which cannot be
subordinated to the rivalry OF Ger
manv and England at sea and in com
merce. With regard to international
politics. England is the only country
with which Germany has an account
Co far as all the other European pow
ers are concerned, the contra-accouhl
Of Continental politics is the decisive
factor in the attitude they assume
toward Germany" King Edwards at
tempt to isolate the empire which
went to pieces over the annexation OF
Bosnia Herzegovina, will. the German
statesman holds, never be repeated. III
II is. Continental politics, Of which the
Triple Alliance is 1.-The hardest of hard
facts" will again Illustrate it.
There is a touch of Bismarck'a9
cvnicism in the avowal that only the
weakness Of the Imperial fleet kept Ger
many from interfering with FRANCE
in the South African war. That meet
is now so strong, exults Herr Won
.Rulow. that even England Will hesi-
tate to challenge it, even as the Con-
tinent has hesitated for forty years 10
challenge the German military es-
adjustment Thus armed peace Is
doubly assured. From the ex-Chancel-
lor's point of view, imperial policies
have sustained neither check nor de-
feat in Morocco or elsewhere; ne is
satisfied with what has been achieved.
The book contains also detailed STUDY
Of German home politics and parties
fully as frank and interesting, in It's
assertion. for instance, that no I'm