Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

OF MODERN EUROPE. BY Carlton
J.. H. Hayes, associate professor of
history in Columbia University.
new york: The Macmillan Company.
T7HE author makes no apology
for the exceeding length of
this text book-two volumes
mounting to 700 pages and
more. Rather does he justify
this extended treatment On the one
hand. the Importance of the period in
its bearings upon the central issue of
4 this discussion requires a certain full
ness of consideration. On the other
hand. it is part of the writer's plan
to offer a text book which in itself
shall supply a proper richness Of ma
terial for the capable student. The
first volume of this study covers about
300 years, the second one covers a
century. This indicates the proper
toned emphasis between the remoter
and the nearest periods. The first one
opens with the beginning of the six
teenth century and closes with the re-
distribution of Europe after Napoleon,
in 1915. The second one brings the
study from that point down to the
present. The pith running through
these two volumes of historical inves-
tigation Is the logical sequence of in
dustrialism. the rise Of the great mid
die class, and the trend toward demo-
cratic institutions. Feeble in its begin
nings. overborne along the way by
multttudes Of opposing elements. per-
sfstent. slow and surviving, after the
manner of all evolutionary processes,
this sequence energies more and more
into the light as conscious forward
movement. The first volume depicts
1f hi Dfnl
advance. The second one shows 1t in
the open as nationalism expressing
itself politically in constitutional gov
ernments erected by the will of So
ganized study with a picturesque quail
ity such as history really has but
which is seldom brought out in books
This text book Of history bears about
the same relation to the average text
book of history as a young, eager.
full blooded man bears to q cadaver
on the students table,.
FAR EAST. BY Stanley K. Horn
beck, Phi. D., assistant professor of
political science. University Of wis
consin. New York: D. Appleton &
Co.
Mr.. Hornbeck offers this study in the
conviction that a knowledge of the
politics Of the far east will, in the near
future. be matter Of tremendous i'm
portance to western peoples. Having
lived In the east for several recent
years. studying and teaching there
during that time. the writer possesses
the drst-hand touch that gives auch
full warrant to this discussion Of the
political theories and practices and
ambitions of China and Japan. Sourc-
ing tho modern politics of each country
in its own political past. Mr.. Hornbeck,
in each case. projects this line into q
future of political activity that is cal
culated to arouse the attention Of ma
lions that are far outside the limits of
the two countries under Immediate In
vestigation. In this review Of their Do
litical development the two countries
exactly this side-by-side exposure of
China and Japan to illuminate ade-
ouately to the rest Of the world the
logic Of their respective future policies.
In addition to this SPECIFIC exposition
Of political theory. the writer makes q
clean-cut analysis OF the relations ex-
listing, and likely to exist, between the
United States and these two eastern ma
lions. These relations involve the az
feet upon our own foreign policy Of
Japan's movement along the road to
empire. the enect OF the open door,
ments upon Japan's schemes Of expan-
sion. A most interesting discussion Of
"Japans Monroe doctrine" mi niace
here by way Of the contrast existinr
between Japan's motive and design un-
which the United States adopted the
Monroe doctrine a. . statsmsat Of it's
foreign policy. This 10 q couepicuousiy
fair-minded study. Il ID. aiso. - m.
commonly well informed pne. 70 tAees
TIVE essentials are added an enerGy Of