The Detroit times., 1916-08-07
BOOK REVIEWS

TIE NEUTRAL'S PORTION. by
EDWIN Lorraine. a story OF the
war which deals with the sale o.
munitions ana contains many in.
tereStino controversies on the
subject between an imaginary
English lord and an American
lawyer.
This novel SIS merely frame work
for TN. author to hang his convic-
tons upon and a. an argument
would carry much more weight II
written ~ me form OF an rssay
The author doe not lend himself
read,l, lo any easy or convincing
Sfory telling style. and thc book is
suited in he eytrt rae As a treatise
on our trade IN Ammunition. and a.
moral exposition 81 our stand on
the subieCf. there Is much more &c
oe sand Written in better form II
nigh carry much weight fer me
views are sound and ne lhome Is
one with Which DE american mind
is eager 20 eraprlr
The Jackson Pres. . West I ven
Is NTH 81. New York S'25
STRAIGHT AMERICA, BY frances
A. kellor. A small book. when
contains a large amount OF mate
rial Tor thought and shows IS our
prcvincrstisn and storte or'ings
IN no uncertain uqnt.
AFTER the var, Miss kellor asserts
ne shall have a. least three ques-
tiuns ~ great and FAR reaching ini-
NouauC" 10 scf'le. narcl> neon
Ing immigration. ou' goirS cmigra-
ion and citizen hip ta'us in Amer
lea and abroad That 40 ale in no
condition 20 dociI" jhesr important
supjcr,s. Miss kailor points out by
showing Us our failures "a matters
much simpler OF uiLtioL Tho pur.
pose ~ he book f. TO bring 10 our
minds gc fact hat every govern
ment uIt cur own has national
purpos" which % g. carving oui in
America Wuh ~ own -ubj'cfs
nafuraIIed of alien America, alone
La IT, Cwn territory has \ negative
procedure and j. wi'hou policy"
That w. are not efficiently nation.
aligcd 10 participate c,urdgcouslv
and disintote-tcdlS IN the interna-
dior al adjustments which viii take
place after tho war IL this authors
opinion In facf The entire hook Is
a brave setting forth OF the mature
delIberst ions Of philosophiCally
constructive mind a. we'll a. an
analytical criticism Of our taults
America mas Dasked IN IT'S fulsOne
seifcontent Ions enough y is a
healthy indication that II can pro
duce thinker Nho can pierce
through this sleep producing ego
,ism and awaken III 10 our respon-
sibllities Altogether it il an in
spring little book
II belongs 10 series called Our
National proolens' and IL publish
ed by Macmillan, New YORK, soc.
TIE LEGACY OF TIE ExposL
TON. San Francisco, 1915. An
Interpretation Of the intellectual
and moral heritage left to man.
kind by the world celebration.
This book, artistically published
by the Paname-Pscilc International
Expoeition Co. of San Francisco.
printed on rich paper with illum-
nations resembling those wrought
by he monks in the monasieries OF
old. opens with message TO Our
Friend, The World" from the presi.
dent ri the exposition. Charles G.
Moore In II he points out the
moral worth OF this great achieve
ment which while portraying thu
Improvement OF the present over
the past. fails In lts purpose II. At
the same time. IL docs not prepare
the ground for superiority in the
future and SOW the seeds OF ad.
vancemcnt Guests TO the cxposi.
ton were asked to record their
opinions ON the good II had accom-.
plished and the best NJ these. from
the people most widely known have
been collected and put Tito this vol