The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-17
LATE NEWS FROM THE WRITING AND PUBLISHING WOR]

he preached by Prof. Hugo Muenster-
/ berg, in THE Peace in America" GAP
/ pletons). He IL still unable to under
! stand, in common with many others
OF his nationality, that the desire to
ascertain the truth without Partially
does not mean the acceptance OF ex-
IRENE German views, whether official
or PROFESSIONAL. The opposite side OF
the question IL upheld with equal
eoquence and equal blindness to all
but his own views by Sir A. Conan
Doyle In THE German war" (Hodder
and Stoughton; George II. Doran
Company. The author ie in the
gratifying situation of an alarmist
whose forebodings have been justi-
fed.
A military treatise by an uncom-
monty competent authority, Won der
Goltz Pasha, whose services as the
organizer OF the Turkish army are
more noted than his being now q
Prussian Field Marshal and recently
military Governor OF invaded Bel
GUM, has been abridged and trans
lated by Philip A. Ashworth. under
the title THE Nation in Arms" tHod-
Company. As II was written to in
form with no thought OF the pres
ent war. Il has decided and per-
mancnt value. Another German trea-
tise of more popular character. the
work of Prince Kraf Zu Hohenlohe
l.angonhurg. has been adapted and
commented upon for the interest of
the moment by Edmund Dane
under the title Secrets Of Success
in war" (Hodder and Stoughton;
George H. Doran Company.
The reaction OF the war on the
United states Is shown in the plea for
a large increase OF the regular army
and other military reforms by Prof. r.
VI. Johnston of Harvard University.
entitled Arms and the Race" While
some of the reforms the author advo-
Gates are desirable. his dogmatic tone
is delightful. The assertion that the
civil war was needless and could have
been put down at once. If James Blu
chanan and John II. Floyd had
had large force Of regulars at
their command. will enlighten the
men who went through the con-
iiict and strengthen their confidence
in the younger school OF historians.
The book j. published by the Century
Company. Tho embarrassment OF
college professors over the disinclina-
ton Of nations at war to observe the
requirements II International law Is
concealed by vociferous appeals to the
agreements" and decisions" ~ the
Hague Tribunal. II is to that body
that Prof. William !. HUI Of SHarth-
more College refers his expanded views
regarding The Monroe Doctrine; Ma
tional or International" &C +. Put
mans Sons)
Another batch Of official documents
which are interesting in showing the
French side comes to us from Berger
Lcvrault. Paris Les Communicates
Oficie's" are for tho month OF Janu-
airy, 1915; the diplomat papers con-
tain lie second Livre Orange Russo:
two sehs of notices of military honors:
~ Ibrdrc du Jour" cover the fort
night between November II and o5.
az more general character are the
descriptions Of big guns. lie rs" by
Tn. Schocsinc. and OF the German
mlsdeods at Louvaln and Aerschot.
Los Alemards en- Bclgique.' hy a
Dutch cNoW tncSs. l.. II Grordhiis.
and two pamphlets Of "Noix Amori-
Gaines" transactions chiefly If eiito-
ria.1 from the N0ii1n From tho Paris
ChnWhcr of Commerce come two
pamphlets intended to influence public
p.n,In. German Atrocities from Ger
man EN'dcu's" by Prof Joseph R6d.r
'Armand Colin. Parisl, and Who
Wanted War nv prnfs T.. Durck-
DO" m and r. Dents Armand Colin,.
both In English translation
An cl1horl'" statement " Los
Responsibilities d" nNNcmagno dams Ia
Gucrrc q" 1917" j. made by i. Saint
yros ~ Nourry. Paris. IN a volume
of $50 closely printed pages. The au-
thor briefly runs over tho history since
IN" war - 1870 and then describes
WnUcly tho beginnings Of tho present
va" u ls a subject on which many
have written s." far. and on which no.
body can write with authority until
long after tho war has ended The
work is interesting as showing tho
French form Of this class Of literature.
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