Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
NelUs and Views
Of Latest Books
World War Forms Basis for
Much Literature Just
From Press.
'hr Challenge or the Future" Bv
roland g. Usher Houghton-

hililln co.
was MIR. Usher who first pointed
o"t 10 american readers tho colossal |
ambitions OF Germany and tho cx,r,
'''"'e or our foreign relations. This
was In Pan-C;erinanism,' pub1i.hed
f"NeraI years ago. The present book
f"-chforccs Mr.. Cshcr's views OF our
proper foreign policy In the light OF
IN" present war. He outlines the his
tory OF the United states in consonanca
WIN MS general theory that we de-
pend on the protection OF the British
naval power and have so depended fo,
Two centuries. The Revolutionary v,r
was entirely economic in origin IND
INC taxation dispute was n mere cover
FOR the real Issue, which WAC Tho Ill.
sire OF the colonies to gain frce 49,.
10 west Indian markets The coIonIss
won 'heir Independence, but as British
- power remained supreme the VIC
'"'F did not obtain the desired free.
"''" OF lrade with tho West Indies A
r"''"h Of depression followed until cot
ton furnished a commodity v;i,h u,hio,,
Nmcrica was able TO buy the l.urone,n
p'"nur's she needed. The economic
"'E'ni"htion ~ this country, according
=" VA" author. is inferior 10 thai Of
H"'"p"' We are commemorative subordI-
''tc aud must rninain SO t,ttu No ar.
abio 70 better our indus,rj:,I ,re,naas
ind thereby win our jnden.,dcnre
ON real Independence this time
Nh"' mas upheld Ta all along l.. The
rove 81 England England wishes
"''i. ana GERMANY is no, our friend
~" war there viii be political
',"'n's' ana II IS quite useless
OF US 10 nope 10 maintain an Isolated
.'. 'lon We might 40 well recnrnizc
I'' i'tctS OF TIA" case" which arc that
~" 'nit-d states is but = part Of tho
~ mean system aud that England
,'F'nhnS must dominate It All our
- - al s,r..
~. WIN EnEland IN Ru open alliance
no Monroe Doctrine Is an apnearspcc
"'" NOT reality, and might as we'll
-" r'nounccd England controls South
'I''' ga rs eniri"ntlv as IL Shc main
'lH"d political h"Ccmonv: We can
h"' actually make the Southern Cont
n"n' independent. Nc should leave tho
racine TO japan and busy ourselves
"''' settling the Mexican question he.
tore Europe intervcucE
D." BOOK Is one Of tho most thought
,Hi and suggestive NJ recent years.
',,F'y nouy should read It II Will gall
our pride somewhat 10 nud oursciy,,
'' dependent on England, but Mr.
'hci arg uiu"nt carrie. such conyic-
'on mat few Will differ with him
Wien thcN have finished reading.
'"r Nhndr> "f the Wiidernc,s" Hv
"S"pn y N'tsheler Applctons
Coon civil Wa stories make Gnc
rgadinE This story is one of series
Of stories embracing the ,r,nci,.I
events ~ the War Retween m. e,.,ns
ih"N are written for juveniles IN,
hAf he read WITH uront by person.
ages. for the plots are good and
W" Characters we'll drawn The hero
~ Th" shades 81 the Wilderness" 10
'''N h"N'o'' an oihcer on Lees staff.
scenes "innra's tho retreat from
"ho me h"tt!"iof the Wilder
"fhdra"al from the fatal
W." nv q most vivid and inter
,.. Nm, -, ZION Is seldom bet
III. oh,. ,rVom or the terri
.,'..,,.,, "a" Wilderness is
Et.i.gt..,l Ja,,'Is ~ errors In
modern .l.,,..r a., n,a Use OF
dr,lauue roa,is,I, ,-n, MY
f- quoted as refc-rtng - 49, = " ga
frrf!y goon Young oricary"
Dick Ewen, All i'm ali IN. 49, :.
ratilmr
"Thr iist"r, nf the Great w,r nh.
Genesis" Ry Briggs D,y.rnort
Putnam
There hive been many ,res,ie.s
t.a causes II The var. hu, uo,bi,r
complete as his The author is freuis-
N biased toward the allied .Id. v,hic,,
Is perhaps . pits, Vet mos, bis,ori..
are biased ana Nil Briggs is 81 nnu
-rfui q write! th,, h.. carries ~ yt,,,
HIM In his argument Tbn nr4,in,I
Harles Of tn. war as ,,iob- ia -
pectcd carry rs hncL, ,o ~. L,
prussian War :, j. noin,es o,,, -
Bismarck so lIr,la ,oroe.w - .,
ture tina, he ATTEMPTED m star, -,
on N. way 20 colonial eynans,or - a.
der 10 take her mind off ,Is.ca1o
ra!ne france took the hin, AND .en,r
ell Madagascar Morocco and bar o,I,s,
territorial gains OF the act rener,,to,
Then Germany. when TOO Ia,s wora
up and reached out for colonies TIC
influence OF German naval noIjcv on
England is clearly shown In bringing
about the formation OF the Trinle I'm
tente The parts PLAYED I'm the drama
by the Balkan situation, the feud he.
tween Austria and Serbia and Ital,,,s
am bition In Albania are outlined and
the iinal steps which led IN to Inc
precipitation OF the mighty conflict
brilliant chapter deals With Ger
manys political philosophy, which had
SO much to do with bringing on the
war The restless cgotlsm OF the en-
perez Is we'll described Some state
mr'l p"rhaps, astonish the reader.