New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-30
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Mr. Balfours "Theism and Humanitaransm" and Mr.
Lloyd George the Conduct of the Wharf.-The
Lamplighter, an Early Observation-Disclosures

Mr. Baliour's "Theism and Humani-
tarianism" is published to-day by the
George II. Doran Company. This house
announces also David Lloyd Georges
Through Terror to Triumph" tho
British Minister Of Munitions study OF
what Great Britain is doing, and how
she is doing it, TO win the war
Force and Human Progress
G.P. Putnam's Sons will publish next
month Social Progress and the OAR
winian Theory, A Study Of Force as
a Factor In Human Relations" by
George W. Nssmyth, Phi. D., with an
introduction by Norman Angel. The
philosophy of force, which, according
to the author, is the underlying cause
Of the war. claims a scientific foun-
dation in the application to human so
ciety of Darwin's theory of the strug-
gle for existence and the survival OF
tho fttest. A critical study of this
so-called Social Darwinism," which
upon analysis is found 10 consist In a
belief that collective homicide Is the
cause Of human progress, shows II to
be entirely false. Moreover, II Is In
direct contradiction TO the ideas Of
Darwin himself, who bases his whole
theory of social progress upon justice
and the moral law.
The author predicts an intellectual
revolution as the result Of the war,
which is demonstrating the economic,
social and moral futility Of force TO
advance the welfare of nations or of
the human race. He points out the
immense advance which may be expect
ed through the overthrow of this phi
losophy Of force and the establishment
of a true theory of human relation
ships and social progress, in accordance
with the social philosophy Of Darwin,
kropotkin and Novicow. In connec-
tion with this study the Messrs. Put
nam will issue translation OF Count
Arthur de Gobineau's THE Inequality
of the Human Races" published sixty
years ago. This thesis by a French
man anticipated in many ways Metz
sches Superman.
A History of Architecture.
Doubleday, Page & Co. have pub
lshed this week the final volumes OF
"A History Of Architecture" started
by Russell Sturgis nearly ten years
ago. On Mr.. Sturgis's death, volume
two was finished by his son. what
was TO have been the last volume was
undertaken by A. L. rockingham. who
was then professor Of archaeology and
the history of art at Princeton. Mr..
Frothingham's subjects were Gothic,
the Renaissance and the modern ten
denotes. He found, however, that an
ADEQUATE treatment could not be given
these subjects in the limits Of one vol
ume. therefore the work as now com
pleted is in four instead of three vol
umes. Volume one treats of the archi-
lecture of antiquity Volume two deals
with that Of China, Japan, India and
the Moslem countries and Western
architecture 10 the end of the Roman
esque Volume three IS devoted TO
Gothic in the countries Of Europe ex-
Guiding Great Britain. volume four,
Gothic in Great Britain, the Rensis-
sance and modern forms. over four
years have been spent in completing
these final volumes.
The Psychology of Hospitals.
May Sinclair's Journal Of Impress
sions in Belgium" (Macmillan) is. in
its main purpose. a subjective and OBJ
jectivc psychological study. OF her
first sight of 4 wounded soldier she
says:
| have seen one Of them. As |
went downstairs this morning, two
men carrying a stretcher crossed