New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-18
Social and Political Questions.

america and the World War BY
Theodore Roosevelt.
British Navy From Within" BY
"ex-Royal Navy
cause and Cure of Crime BY G..
r. Henderson.
"A convenient, clearly written
handbook by an authority. Presents
AN outline of the problems and
offers some SUGGESTIONS to police Off
GERS, students and members of courts
on the matter of jails, influences of
surroundings, and lack Of education
and right home conditions upon the
| creation Of criminals. "A. l.. A.
Booklist.
Drift and Mastery" by Walter
Lippmann.
"In his incisive, telling phrases, the
author attempts to diagnose the cur
rent unrest, and the tendency to
drift. He formulates a vision of what
viii come when we learn to substi
tute conscious intention for uncon
scious striving"; convinced that the
battle for us is not against encrusted
prejudice, but against the chaos of
Governments of Franco, Italy and
Germany BY A. l.. Lowell, presi-
dent of Harvard university.
IAN abridgment and revision of
the authors we'll known study of The
governments and parties of Continent
tai Europe. ''-Publishers note.
'Meditations on Votes For Wom
en-" BY S. M G. Crothers.
Together with animadversions on
the closely related subject Of votes for
men, Delightful Of course, with
wisdom and humor which combine
| to make the reader give pause at
| least to think over the question.'-A.
l.. A. Booklist.
1T is delightful experience to find
discussion about political equality
and democratic suffrage put into such
form that one may read 1t for pure
pleasure of the reading. no matter on
which side his convictions and sympa-
thies rest. '--Christian Register.
Modern Army in Action BY J.
+. LRyan and W. D. A. Anderson.
"a good elementary manual on
the theory and art of war, giving a
clear and concise account of all
branches Of military service, princi-
pies of strategy, functions Of the
different arms, descriptions of. the
German and British military systems
and other information which will
make it possible for the 1ayman to
| understand and follow the operations
of the present, or any "A. L. A.
Booklist.
Modern Industry in Rela ton to
the Family, Health, Education, Nor
| atty BY Florence Kelley.
THE writer has been chief factory
| inspector Of Illinois, and since 1889,
secretary of the National Consumers
Lea que.
"* Miss Kelley's book is a.
plea for systematic procedure in COd1-
flying a new moral system, industrial,
to replace the old system based on
the needs of an agriculturally sup
ported community Sun.
"Neighbors: Life Stories Of the
Other Half" BY J. A.. Kiss.
'True stories told by one who, out
of his experience has seen the human
| ness and fineness in folks and wishes
| corner to see them, too."-A. L. A..
| Booklist.
"Police Practice and Procedure"
BY C. +. Cahalane.
"Of interest to the taxpayer. The
author is in charge Of the New York
police training school,
"Problems of Power" BY W. NJ
Fullerton.
| A study of international politics
| from Sadowa to Kirk Kilisse" Mr.
Fullerton has enjoyed unrivaled OPP
portunities for familiarity with for
! eign politics. He possesses a brilliant
| style, and traces recent internal move
| ments of England, France and Ger
| many as a means OF enforcing his
! conclusions, prominent among which
is his conviction that arbitration of
international disputes in the present
| state of affairs is almost impossi BILE.
Quite the most interesting and il
| Eliminating portion of the book is
his account of French internal at
fairs. "A. l.. A. Booklist.
Producing the Cost of Living BY
Scott Nearing.
"A careIul statistical inquiry into
the causes of the increased cost OF
living, indicating broadly lines of re-
| form. Among those considered are
the Back to the land movement, vo-
cational training, greater efficiency in
food distribution and the readiust-
ment of monopolies and taxation. A
useful all-around treatmc a. L.
A. BooklSt.
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Rural Credits, Land and Co-opera
tive BY M. T. Herrick and r. In
| gals.