Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
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book is the discussion on war in gen.
eral, how that 1t is mere wholesale
murder justified merely on the basis
of patriotism.
The authors proposition for world
peace has much to commend itself
to the intelligent mind. 1t is to have
the people of each country vote as to
whether there shall be war or not,
when it seems imminent with the full
knowledge that those who vote for
war shall be the first to go into battl
and that those who vote against war
will not be compelled to take up arms
till all the affirmative voters have gone
to the front Practical or not, the
solution would be effective.
Commercial Mortmain, by John r.
Dos Passos, (The Bench and Bar
Co., S1.25.)
The poor old trusts have come in
for still further discussion in a pub
lication by John r. Dos Passos, a
member of the New York Bar, who
starts his treatise with the fiat state
ment that after a trial of twenty-five
years the Sherman Antitrust Act has
been proven a failure, going on to
show the futility of trying to check
the trend of nationat development by
legislation. Following this with
discussion of the history and growth
returns to a complete survey of
trusts, their evils and the laws
against them.
Cuban Cane Sugar, by Robert
Wiles (Bobbs Merrill, 75c).
At a time when every schoolboy
knows that in times of peace or war,
in times of prosperity or depression,
no article of food plays a more i'm
portant part than does sugar, comes
a most interesting book on sugar
manufacture, and sugar possibilities
from the standpoint of investment for
American capital, sugar production
as a field for scientific and technical
development. Cuban Cane Sugar" is Il
book on a big subject and should en-
Joy a widespread patronage among
people VINO desire to be well-in
formed.
The extraordinary interest in Mr..
Charles II. Sherrills "Modernizing the
Monroe Doctrine" is manifested by the
announcement from the publishers
that within week after publication
they received requests for permission
to translate the book into Japanese,
Russian and Spanish.
You will get q first-hand impress
sion of what poor old Salonik has
gone through In Richard Harding
Davis article in the April Scribner
with the Allies in Salonilli." She
has had hard time, and her history
has not been made but thrust" upon
her.
Truth: A Civic Virtue, is the title
of valuable little book by Presi-
dent Arthur T. Hadley, of Yale, Just
issued by the Bobbs-M Merrill Company.
1t is an eloquent and idealistic treat
ment of the theme that honesty is the
best policy.
MRS. HOWE'S READING CIRCLE
Tagged reviewers may gain in
spiration from the following account
of reading circle, the Papeterie,' of
which Julia Ward Howe was a mem
ber. The story is given in the
biography of Mrs. Howe written by
her daughters, Laura r. Richards
and Maud Howe Elliott. What have
you to tell us of the novel you have
been readng?" the president would
demand. Then followed a report,
serious or comic. as the character of
the volume or the mood of the meet
ing suggested. A series OF abbreviated
criticisms was made and a glossary
prepared; for example:
B.P.-By the pound.
M.A.S.-May amuse somebody.
P.B.-Pot- boiler.
F.WB.-For waste basket.
UI.-Uplifting influence.
W.D.-Wholly delightful.
U.T.-Utter trash.