New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
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Already in its sixth edition. Mr. Pal
mers war book proves TO be all that
was expected Of it-wcll- balanced. eau
tious i'm its statements. fair in its con
sideration OF facts. and moderate in
the expression of its authors sympa-
thies. lie has taken his time, revised
his first impressions. and here cor
reefs many first Impressions Of our
own. His admiration for the Belgians
is far from enthusiastic; he lauds the
spirit of the French nation under
arms. but his heartiest friendship goes
out 10 the British What he has seen
Of them and among them at the front
has convinced him. he says, that the
Anglo-Saxon spirit has succeeded IN
stamping our own nation Of many orr
gins. He felt at home.
And he does justice to the German
machine" He assures Us that the
tales Of the devastation Of Belgium
have been much exaggerated; and. Of
course. in this connection he praises
the work Of Mr.. Whitlock. and Of the
American charity which made that
work effective. OF the German idea
he has this to cay, and it sticks in the
1 memory;
Germany had the restless ambi-
ton. with an urdcrcurrent Of re.
sentiment. of the young manager
with modern methods who wants
10 supplart the old manager and
his old-fogy methods an old man
ager set in his way, but very
kindly. sound old manager 70
whose ways the world had grown
accustomed.
From Brussels 20 Mons, from Paris
20 Calais and London, from Berlin to
the Nosges and Lorraine. with the men
on the march and in the trenches runs
this record Of observations. Mr.. Pal
mer is frank about the mystery main
tanned by all the belligerents concern
/ ing strategic movements. tactics and
! battles; he cOnfcsses the limitations
Of information imposed upon even him.
the most favored Of all the correspond
ents in the field. There are hints here
Of victories and defeats Of which the
world knows nothing as yet, and sug-
cestions of revised verdicts TO come.
But 1t is the pictures Of war in IT'S
everyday aspect which give the book
its human quality. its action and
spirit. whether the pictures be OF SUI
ferers or fighters. Of the British pri-
vate soldier or his comrade in arms
from India. or aboard the mighty bat
/ tleships Of the British fleet. This, one
of the latest Of the war books by men
who know, has already won the place
which It deserves among the first and
/ the best
Mr.. Kipling writes Of the flotillas Of
trawlers, small yachts and pleasure
boats which. in cooperation with the
destroyors and an occasional cruiser,
/ keep clear the British home waters for
Britain's merchantmen. Mine sweepers
and unterseeboot hunters, patrols and
vedettes, these little vessels are here,
l there. everywhere, rendering service
that is as obscure as it is heroic.
These pages glow with the praise Of
England's seamanship as the North Sea
teaches it 20 her fishermen. with tales
Of danger and daring and narrow
escapes, Of tragedy and with anecdotes
of that devl-may- humor which, it
appears. is found as much among these
fighters Of the sea as among the troop
ors in the trenches. Kiphnc makes us
see the magnificent romance of this
grim, dangerous business.
Mr.. Patterson talks. on the whole,
sober common sense. lie breaches en-