Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-12
BACKWARD COUNTRIES
NEED INTERNATIONAL
RULE, SAYS WRITER
Walter Lippmann Writes Fas-
cinatingly of Peace Prob
lens in "Stakes of
Diplomacy"
SPRING NoNF1cT1oN

OF all the literary welter OF this war
| Of defense of all the pleedinRs and pro-
! grams for pence. be they sentimental ap-
F., peais 10 politicians or the hard-headed
materlalism which follows Europe down
ths path of preparedness against war.
there is no hook that the present writer
has met with has half the sanity. In
| spiration. suggestion and constructive
I force Of Walter Lippmann's newest vol
/ ume, THE Stakes OF Diplomacy" Henry
I Holt Company. New York;
Mr.. Lippman pursues the problems Of
world diplomacy and world democracy
with a pungent pen. The sheer virtuositS
Of his style is "A delight; his dialectics
are as fascinating, but the illumination
! he sh IDS on his subject is the best OF
all. lie connects dollars and diplomacy
patriotism and private interests. imperial
ism and wars of defense by a simple, natu-
raj and inevitable analysis of plausible
decent human motives behind the fascina-
tions Of national prestige He shows us
how, by curious and entirely innocent
train of thought, mankind finds all wars
defensive "They defend our desire to
be unopposed."
From the motives of patriotism and OF
war Mr.. Lippmann turns to imperialism
He bids ua recognize that when Germany
"cXrands" commercially In England ant
Russia and the United States Vt is neither
imperialism nor a danger but when tn
expansion spreads into weaker. unor'
gnnised states. like Morocco, China. tn,
Balkans Turkey. It sows the seeds OF
international strife. From this comes hi
deduction that these "staEes of diplo
macy" must be internationally organized
with freedom and security for all. before
conflict over them will end. Diplomacy
has been stendily headed toward this so
luton since the Congress OF Algeclras'
IL means the elimination of those nonar-
bitrable differences Of national interest
those matters of prestige" which arise
when unorganized lands are left to the
brigandage OF national exploitation.
Peter Reilly, of Philadelphia. has Just
brought out a beautifully produced edi.
ton of Francis Thompsons THE Hound
Of Heaven" 1t is bound in blue boards
with tan buckram back and printed In
n srecia font of type on laid paper
The value of the reprint. aside from
the primary Importance of the superb |
poetry, lies in the critical apparatus This
consists of a biographical sketch and |
notes by Michael A Kelly C. S. Sp., and |
an introduction by Katherine iBregy.
The introduction analyses the mind and |
moods of Francis Thompson admirably, |
pointing out that not merely is THE /
Hound of Heaven" a great ode, as Gov. !
entry Patmore said, but also great and |
complete autobiography. Thompson once |
wrote, ITO be the poet of the return to
nature is somewhat; but | would rather
be the poet of the return to Cod" THE !
Hound of Heaven" Is by way of being a
and fulfllment, achieving
his aspiration
Father Kelly has written an excellent
appreciation and appraisal of the poet
and provided n concise sketch of the es
sential facts in his career. His notes arc
full. fair and illuminating. The book is
annotated for secondary school
and collegiate use.
The long promised official biography of
William Mckinley by Charles S. Olcott
(Houghton, Mifflin Company, Boston) has
at last appeared Mr. Olcott has had ac-
cess to the letters and personal papers of
Mr.. Mckinley and to the diaries of George