Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
EMPIRE AND ARMAMENT: The Evo-
luton of American Imperialism md
the Problem of National Defense. BY
Icnnin Is 4. W Use
rutnam's Sons.

Jennings 4. Wise. New York: G. p.
Putnams Sons.
In so far as the United States is con-
cernei Imperialism is a fact, accom-
plished. IL is Of the highest necessity,
therefore. that the dangers inherent in
~ assured Imperialism be generally
recognized and appraised. 1t is equally
urgent also that adequate means be
provided not only to protect what an
imperialIstiC policy has acquired but
TO support as well the logical obliga-
tons Of that policy. Such. in sub
stancc. is the conclusion to which this
clear and convincing study leads one
in other words. the discussion leads up
20 the necessity for an adequate means
% national defense. 1t is the road
along which the writer leads one to
This conclusion. however, that consti-
flutes the striking value Of this study
20 Americas readers. This road COM
yels one TO make a rereaGlng of our po-
litiCai history. rereadIn2 which
proves beyond question that, since our
constitutional beginning, our attitude
end action has been that of an agrees
E.ve national expansion. In evidence
Of this he cites our acquisition of
Louisiana IN 1903. Of Florida in 1919.
TEXAS in is45. the Mexican province
g. 1888 Alaska in 1858. lila wall Porto
J:ico. the Philippines. Guam and Wake
,siaId in 1898. the Samoan Islands in
1890. IN 1902 tried to purchase the
5DaHish West indies. In 1909 We plant
ed an imperialIstic standard In Pan
anna The writer contends that il is
wholesome exercise for us to review
this record, particularly in the face of
our loud claims to be peacefully un-
aggressive nation. lie claims that we
tave deluded ourselves into believing
Chat we are not aggressive merely be-
cause We have not been militaristic
One cannot read this record of fact
without coming to d new point of view
l~f,D W q n al a
and our national spirit Maintaining
that popular history has led US to de-
1ude ourselves dangerously the writer
offers this review of history a
receive Of that delusLnn. 1t is a schol-
arly finely focused examination Of the
facts of American imperialism.
CAPITAL TODAY: study of Recent
Economic DEVELOPMENT. BY Herman
Calm New YORK: G. 7. Putnarn's
sons.
The writer here offers a scientific
snalysis Of the present economic situa-
ton situation which. in it's essen
tails. has developed since the civil war.
The two great features OF this devel-
opment are the GENERALIZATION of capt.
tai and the notifications that have
taken place in the money system. While
the former Of these manifestly absorbs
public attention the latter. the author
fohtends- IL Dy IaF the more important
and portentous. 1t IS, therefore, to the
theoretic treatment of the latter that
NJ. Calm devotes the burden of this
analysis, in the hope OF esta bli shing a
basis OF common knowledge to serve as
. dependable guide through the super
fcial mysteries of the money quest ton.
The writer sets out with brief state
ynent of MARKS theory of value. From,
this point he discusses money in its
contradictory functions. its handicaps
and Its tokens. summing the money
system of the United States up to the
present year. Under consideration
OF capital he discusses the concentra-
zion of both industrial and money capt.
tai. tracing the cycle of industrial CAPT
tai. and settSpg out what he calls the