Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-09
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i An English writer, J. X. Stephe.
some time ago prayed for time
When mankind shall be delivered
From the clash OF magazines
And the inkstands shall be shlvcred
Into countless smithereens:
When there stands a muzzled strl,.
ping,
Mute beside a muzzled bore:
When the Budyards cease from,
Kipling,
And the Haggards ride no more"
But that time seems as far away A.
ever. or farther; for not even tn
thunders OF war restrict the outpu,
Of magazines and books. In this coup.
try az least. and the literary flood
gathers volume as time goes on.
In my browsings at the public Il.
brary this week | saw some interes,.
ing books on the war. Two OF them
are by Gen. Friedrich Won Bernhard
OF the German cavalry, who is regard.
ed by numerous writer's and speaker
in this country and England as the
chief interpreter Of the Ideas Of the
military party OF Germany. In Ger.
many and the Next War" which Ma,
been extensively quoted since the es.
isting war started. General BEN.
hardi sets forth the war party's ida,
OF the nations destiny In the modem
world. lie frankly avows the doctrine
that the Germans must. regardless
OF the rights and Interests OF othe,
peoples, fight their way To predoml.
nance. and force upon humanity Ge,.
man culture and spirit, having proved
themselves the ruling peopls by the
power OF their arms and the loft.
ness Of their ideas. In the authors
view the only alternatives before the
German empire are World Power
or Decline and Fall" War all round
is contemplated with equanimity: war
with England; France TO be complete.
~ oyerthrown: the permanent neu.
trallty Of Belgium ridicuIed: the bal.
ance OF power In Europe must be de.
liberately destroyed. Two chapters
are allotted to the inevitable naval wa,
with England. which are of great In.
terest. The other book written later
tells How Germany Makes War"
The War In Europe.
Albert Bushnell Hart, who Is con.
sldered to be one Of our foremost
American historians. has written a
book-"The War in Europe"-which
is a clear unbiased presentation Of
the causes of the waf; It's true signif.
canoe; the probable outcome. baseu
upon careful analysis Of the exist.
ing conditions; and the relation Of
war TO this country. IL you want TO
know how and why the grcat war
started, who is and who may be in
Folyed, what methods of warfare are
being employed. what questions Of
have arisen. and most OF all
What the effect will be on the United
states read this book.
There Is a new novel-"The Van L
shed Messenger" by f. Philips Op.
'enheim, which is very popular Just
low, for 1t is the story Of interna-
ional intrigue. A conspiracy OF the
lowers against England TO separate
Ter from her colonies Is the under
wing theme of the story. The whole
lot centers around one Miles Fen.
olin, a helpless cripple who lives in
marvellous estate on the North sea
cast, where he does his best TO throw
England into war for the pure lust Of
loodshed. He Is a many-sided VII
lin who captures secret naval wire
sss messages with his own apparatus
nd conveys the information to an
ther world power. When the Amcri-
IN representative to The Hague
Ills into Fentolin's hands he is de-
lined until he reveals certain Sc
ret and threatened with death unless
e tells. The story Is told in Mr.. op.
realistic manner and is full
dramatic interest.
Several other new novels looked
teresting - Ashton Kirk. Special n
elective" whom many readers will
'cognize as an old friend In a new
DRY; The Flaming Sword" by
gorge Gibbs: THE Rosie World by
lrker Fillmore. and The Woman
lone" by Mabel Herbert Urner.