The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07

The NEUTRAl'S PORTION, by
Edwin Lorraine. A story Of the
war which deals with the sale OF
munitions and contains many In.
terestins controversies on the
subject between an imaginary
English lord and an American
lawyer.
This novel is rely a frame WORK
for the author 10 hang his Convic.
tons upon and a. All argument
would carry much more weight "
written M the form OF an essay
The author does not lend himself
readily To any easy or convincing
storytelling style. and tho book Is
stilted in the extreme As a treatise
on our trade in Ammunition. and as
. moral exposition Of our stand on
the subject there is much more "a
be said Written in better form. II
might carry much weight, fer the
views are sound and the theme IL
one with which the American mind
il eager 10 grapple
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STRAIGHT AMERICA, by Frances
A. kellor. A small book. which
contains large amount OF mate
rial for thought and shows 0s our
proVineisIisr and Shortcomings
in no uncertain light
After the war, Miss Kellor asserts
ne shall have At least three Ques.
lions Ot great ard far reaching I'm.
portancc 10 settle. namely neon
lng immigration. outgoing emigra
ton and cltizenship status in Amer.
lea and abroad That Ne are in no
condition 10 decide these import ant
subiec,s, Miss Kallor points out Nv
showing us our failures ia matters
much simpler OF solution The pur-
pose Of tho book IL 10 bring 10 our
minds ne fact that every govern.
ment out our own has a national
purpose which II Is carrying out in
America with its own subjects
naturalized or alien. America. alone.
In It's own territory has negative
procedure and IL without policy"
That We are not rufflcientiy nation
allied 10 participate cuura geously
and dlsinterestedly in the interna-
tional adjustments which will take
place after the war, Is this authors
opinion In fact the entire book Is
g. - ~
deliberations OF philosophically
constructive mind as we'll as an
analytical criticism OF our faults.
America has basked in Its fulsome
self-content long enough. II is q
healthy indication that II can pro
ducs q thinker who can pierce
through this sleep producing ego
tism and awaken us TO our respon-
stbuitieA Altogether II 10 an in.
spring little book
II belongs TO a series called Our
National Problems" and 10 publish.
ed by Macmillan, New York. 300
TIVE LEGACY or TIE gxPoeL
TON. San Francisco. 1915. An
Interpretation OF the intellectual
and moral heritage iew to man.
kind by the world celebration.
This book, artiStically published
By the Panama Pacific International
Exposition Co. 81 San Francisco.
printed on rich paper with illum
nations resembling those wrought
by the monks In the monas,eries of
old, opens with n message 10 Our
Friend. the World" from the preei-
dent Of the expedition. Charles G.
Moore. In II he points out the
moral worth OF this great achieve
ment which while portrayins the
Improvement Of the present over
the past. fails In its purpose II. at
the same time. n does not prepare
tho ground for superiority In the
future and SOW the seeds Of ad.
vancement." Guests 10 the erposi.
tion were asked 10 record their
opinions on the good II had accom-.
plIshed, and the best ~ these. from
the people most widely known have
been collected and put into this vol.