The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
NY FOUR YEARS m GERMANY.
BY James ~ Gerard. American
ambassador one Of the most inn
portant contributions 20 the litera.
tUre Of present day events.

ambassador. one Of the most inn
portant contributions 20 the litera
tUre Of present day events
Perhaps nowhere can one obtain
a fairer. more faithful presentation OF
affairs In Germany. from The Amer
lean point az view than in this book
~ Mr. Gerard n is written with
admirable moderation and Win %
very real desire to avoid e2aegera.
flon On either side The l1lL-L
chapter on "Miltsrism in Germany
and the Zahern affair is "a reFela-
ton 10 was this series OF events
which decided the system. coz
military aut0crscy, for speedy war
says Mr. Gerald II was the hand
writing on the wall The Social
Democrats 40 that time showed such
amazing boldncss that the govern
mout realized something must b"
done % queI their rising courage
and power lu a military country
ready for action. this something
was naturally war The serb
ian assassination and subsequent
events. gave the opportunity t0r all
tocracy 20 assert itself with tLc
mailed fist The military system
SIS described by Mt Gerard in
lucid manner and gives 60 Ameri-
can minds a much clearer under
standing OF this institution. a sig
nidcant fact related is hat on May
20. 1914. when the reichstag aG
iourned. the Social Democrats re-
fused 10 rise and cheer the em-
perOr, as is the custom, trying I'M
stead. 10 drown the cheers with
hoets and Kisses Schiedcmann.
whose course or action BIAS caused
conflicting opinions IN American
minds 81 given credit. by MI Ger
ard. for a splendid and fearless
stand against the government The
author corroborstes the general
opinion in America thar % was the
intention OF the military party 20
win the European war and then
turn its attention 10 America. Al
together there could scarcely he
anyone better fitted TO give a true
account OF German affairs 10 the
people Of this country. We must
also appreciate the fact that Mr..
Gerard appears TO be completely in
command OF his reason and never
allows emotion 70 carry him astray
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IN THE WORLD, by Maxim Gorky.
the second volume Of the famous
Russians autobiography; seque
TO my Childhood"
Now. when all eyes are concen- I
trated upon Russia. 10 see what the I
next act OF the great drama staged I
in that half occidental. half ori /
entail country will be, the life Of the I
lower middle and working classes
faithfully reproduced by Gorky will /
be an illumination in our befuddled I
minds. Like all the great Russian /
writer's, Gorky Is a realist tom
parable 20 the French Zolal, and /
paints his pictures in big splashes /
OF drab or lurid color There IS I
nothing attractive in this book II 1
tells a sordld story OF a Russian /
boys struggle for existence Il !s /
an almost unbelievable tale. but the1
reader knows that u Is true from |
first TO last, and follows us IN
ev4ntful chapters with intense in
terest. Russian character Is shown /
without apology or excuse. Some Of I
the men have CLEANS OF nobility. or 1
AZ least a certain decent kindness,
but the women. II they are a pic
ture OF the females OF the Bolshe.
Wiki. we must tremble for the future /
OF the torn and troubled country 4
The fact that there is q Gorky and /
others OF his kind, is a guarantee /
that out OF injustice, oppression, /