The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

Despite the generally peaceful atti-
tudc of the English Government arm
amcnts are increasing this Is OF
course written before August, l9lD;
there is a noticeable decline in colo
NAL sentiment. English imperialism
involves not 80 much the government
of subject races as a league of almost
independent states. \ growing body
of opinion holds that the establish
mcnt of complete independence in the
sclf-gOVorning colonies Is not onlN "a
probah,c event but would he beneficial
10 England. Internally. he thinks,
there has been nothing more remark
able in recent years than the RAPID
Increase of u tendency To- reject hith-
crto recognized authority. Politically,
says MIR. Jane. the agitation in favor
Of female suffrage has been dcliher-
atciy organized on n basis Of deii"nce
I of all law and order.
ON n different plane. the resistance
oi Ulster. he writes. to IN" nome rue
hill can lie traced to the same growth
Of ~individuaiist opinion. Tn" FREE
nucucy Of strikes shows an almost
cynical Indifference to contracts and Il
lI'NIl''lIll''Nl lll'
admit any restriction to freedom of
action.
Nowhere does the author hud this
spirit of revolt against authority more
marked thN in the realm of intcl"c-
tunl activity. \ general rejection oi
hitherto accepted standards hrralds a
coming N iu~dividualistic reaction. III
literature he finds a tendency b. rebel
against ia" tacit pr hibition OF the
discussion uf certain topics; the same
tendency ne finds In the drama. ana ne
Z augurs IN from the agitation against
the dramatic censorship. The futur-
lists and cuhists are o~utraging all ac-
copied canons of artistic construction
while IN music mohernist tendencies
are %discarding old auth rifles no less
freely.
We may therefore accept the state
mcnt that an in~diNidualistic reaction
j. now taking place. The :inal chapter
on the war of the Triple Entente.
dealing with the present horrors oil
war. gives us at least some hope, fol
the author closes as FOIL US:
Though history seems to teach that
the war If the Triple Entente Will enc
IN the mere rti''l'lt"H VI '''''' '''
by which man has been distressed ant
pcrpleNed in the past. yet 1t does MOI
teach this 81 clearly as to preclude
the possibility that the war will en-,
In the dawn of n new era, in mel
the race will he delivered from tn
dominion Of unrcas n and, triumphint
N last in the search for happiness
enter upon a bright = of peace an'
goodwill
The book, while interesting as a ton
de- force. is married 10y wcarying an'
unnecessary repetition; 10y lack -
clyarnoss and force in expression, an'
: docs not convey the conviction tina
3 IN" formula adopted will work.
The desire for peace as the en-"
means {, progress. for example, tn
% author seems to confuse with a cowc'
o. and submissive spirit. Nor does h" re
gard wars of greed and inquest a
the outbreak of sheer animal u%nreasor
, As one finds confusion Of thought u
the constant rcpetitions n the OF
adaptations of history To- suit the the
ory. So also in the philosophy n find
much of the same confusion and in
ability to follow "A theory ont 10 II
logical conclusion. The book offer
, an interesting theory, hut 1t cannot h
said that the theory !s proven.