The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-24

the red locks. and the other scene
In which the old.fashionod Hardness
elopes with the new-fashioned police
woman, will long be cherished In
our memory. "Will suffrage prevent
us females from being cats to each
other?" asks Nelly IN the chapter
on Females and Feminists. Here Is
o mans book. They VIII roll II AZ
q sweet morsel under their tongues
and inhale II like the smoke OF
delectablc cigar but-all fair minded
women will agree thst II has It's good
points.
Bobbs-Merrill. publishers. Indian
apolis; 3l.26.
FiREsiDE PAPERS, by Frederic
Rowland Marvin, . collection Of
sssays that get away from the
present for their philosophy.
A book OF essays by Frederic
Rowland Marvin In which most OF
the burning questions of the day
are set aside for the abstract sub
jects which are a delight to the real
bookworm. Ia "Fireside Papers"
THE Loneliness OF Genius" opens
the book, and THE River of OBJ
livion" Ia fitting close. The es-
say on Philosophers and Patriot
ism" comes nearest US today. when
each country Of the civilized world
is trying to outstrip the other In
what II claims this virtue to be.
The opinion OF Goethe. written in a
letter to Eckermann 10 interesting;
National hatred" he says. lis in
deed a peculiar thing. II is always
found more pronounced and violent
where civilization Is lowest: but
there Is stage OF culture where II
vanishes altogether, where one
stands. so to say, above all nation,
and feel the happiness and sorrows
Of neighboring people as much
as II they were part of ones own"
Mr.. Marvin goes on to give his own
views on patriotism which are In
accord with those Of the most pro-
gressive people of the present time.
He In not altogether democratic In
his feelings. however, and like Car
lyle, believes In leaders. "Civiliza-
ton In the gift OF the few to the
many" he says; not the result OF
the development OF the masses
themselves" or war, he says: war
will become thing OF the past
when the common men Of all lands
refuse to leave farm and shop and
say to governments we will not
fight" Are not the masses here
making civilization?
Sherman, French, Publishers. Bos-
ton; $3.50.
WE, by Gerald Stanley Lee, an In
Innate discussion Of everything
American, including an eulosy OF
Henry Ford.
To reflect the soul Of America 10
big purpose. and TO do II In a cas-
ual. popular way so that II will get
home" to everyone. is still bigger.
but this Is what Gerald Stanley Lee
has done In his new book. I'VE"
Every subject In which the Amer
lean people are now most vitality in
terested Ia discussed. informally. by
Mr.. Lee who takes us into his con-
fdence in most unconscious, friend
" fashion. I'VE" means You and
Mr.. Lee and before you have gone
very far. you almost eliminate the
author and think II Is all you"
Several chapters on Henry Ford
are especially gripping to Detroit.
ers. Here are few extracts:
Henry Ford is thinking with
money" "He Is the FIRST million
ARE In America who has done any
thing interesting enough or courage
Gus enough to be laughted at" Be
cause Henry Ford has some other
object than making money in his
business. all the world has con.
spired to help him make IT," THE
real thing Henry Ford Ii doing Ia
to show how anybody can pull any
body up"
The book Is deeply, philosophic
and humorous at the same time.
There are flashes OF poetic fancy in
fine metaphors and again descents
into American slang. II makes no
difference to Mr.. Lee what means
ne takes to get II across" and he
runs along as smoothly and natural
ly a. II we were talking over
friendly meal. He has caught the
spirit OF America, and has been able
to separate II from that OF any
other place on earth. We all VI
brate to the delicate notes and
heavy chords he strikes upon this
many-toned nationaicife Of ours a.
the aeolian harp vibrates to the
breezes which blow across It.
Doubleday. Page 4 Co., New
York; $3.50.
WoLF'S eANE, by John cowpss
Powys, more verse, In q decided.
ly unhappy, despaIrIne frame of
mind.
VOLTS Bane" IL the ominous
title OF a book Of poems by John
Cowper Bowys in which he pours
out the crushing establishment,