The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-05

4 that he might become president and
every school boy knew tina, he could
not be emperor" He contrasts this
state OF things with warlike Ger.
| many. and Its "sriing at An unex.
pecting and unprepared woSld." All
+, this 10 . little volume called .The
Psntecost Of Calamity" Prussia.
which from the time OF Frederick
the Great has dominated Germany.
he holds responsible for this terrible
war which he calls the outcome Of
It's mania OF grandeur complementsd
by the mania Of persecution. The
southern Germans are not Of this
nature but have become "Prussian-
ned" by the autocratic methods pur-
sued by the present emperor. Says
wister: Life would cease to be de-
sIrable II the world became Prus-
'sianized." The great Heine wrote
scornfully Of the Prussians and be-
took himself to Paris to live and die.
China" wister tells Va. built a
stone wall TO cut her OF from the
world. Germany. q wall Of the mind.
set of Keeling decisions possesses
her. She has gone hack to the mo-
rality Of the stone age Macmillan.
publisher. New York 80 cents.
"The Neutrality o. esIsIum." by
Alexander Fuehr. 10 q beIated at.
tempt to argue oermany's case.
A book Of great interest and per.
haps OF unusual historic importance
has just been published under the
title OF THE Neutrality Of Belgium
by Alexander Fuehr. doctor Of law.
DR.. Tuehr make three claims: that
Belgium was not neutral territory
when the Germans invaded Il: that
according to the Law OF nations. the
treaty guaranteeing its neutrality
had been void for many years and
has been considered 90 by England,
prior to the war and that even II the
guarantee treaty had still been in
force. international Law fully per-
mittcd Germany to invade Belgium
under the circumstances.
This Is a learned. some what tech
meal book which seems to be an
other effort to right Germany In the
eyes Of the world. y seems some
what odd that this claim has never
been made before. Or. Fuehr's book.
looked ut merely as a book. is well
written and full of knowledge OF a
legal character. II may or II may
not be true; II IL the case of a law
yer at the bar. If II Is intended rs
more or less abstract exposition
Of political history and intern rational
law. no one can criticise II. II Ii IL
intended to create a different public
sentiment. we cannot hut feel that
1t Will fail. Germany. herself. has
never stood upon this ground: she
has virtually admitted the act of
breaking faith; !, Is q little late for
this argument to have much effect
upon the world. Funk q wagnalIs,
New York. $50.
LOT & Company" by viii Lexington
Comfort, 10 . ncvel with localized
characters but . fine message.
Instead OF beginning with an idea
and ftting the people into II. Mr..
Comfort would do well TO start with
people, and sec what ideas evolve.
So far. lie has gwen Us no woman
hut creation of his own ideals,
compounded OF beautiful, exalted
spirituality which we have come to
associate with Joan OF Arc and the
mystics of India.
This strange story OF Lot a Com
pany' uses setting for some per-
sons who are TO act out q drama.
fore-ordained. in order to bring to
our consciousness the reality of the
spiritual and the unreality OF the
physical life. In spite OF this lofty