Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

volume, particularly handy and agree
able one. Is sample of the uniform
edition of which 1t Is part
THE PRINCIPLE OF NATIONALITIEs.
BY Israel Zargwill, author of Chill
dren of the Ghetto" etc. New York
The Macmillan Company.
In the reply Of the allies to Presi-
dent Wilson one of the Indispensable
preliminaries to peace was the rec
ognition of the principle of nationali-
ties Mr.. ZangwiIl takes up this
phrase. the principle Of nationalities,
to show in the first place that such
thing does not exist, and in the sec
ond place. that the essence of nation
aity makes for war and not for peace.
With history, especially history in it's
dramatic critical points. the writer
points to the accidental and haphazard
origins and continuance of nations,
showing that these are not and have
never been the working out of prin-
ciples into concrete fact. Not race
see Amortization language-see Aus
tr1a-Hungary-nor place-see the Jews
constitute the nation. And MIR. Fang
WIN. laughing sardonicaily. overthrow
ments of the professors reaches the
point that this elusive and underlined
thing does not deserve the dominance
accorded it in international delibera-
that nationality is habit bent sooner
or later toward conflict with other ma
tionaiities. 1t is a brilliant and shat
terinG discussion. 1t would be- \
stimulating and appealing argument
from one of the most interesting of
writer's.
GERMANY. THE NEXT REPUBLICf
By Carl w. Alderman. New York:
George II. Doran Company
Mr.. Ackermans two years in Berlin
were spent, obviously, as close to the
fountainhead of informa ton as to the
animus and aims of the war as 1t was
humanity possible for any one, save
dyed-in-t hewool Prussian himself, to
get. The very substantial bundle of
facts contained in this volume bears
witness both to the persistence of his
pursuit and to the high quality of his
news sense. Here are interviews with
many a military Prussian won of the
most unimpeachable authority, and
others with the diplomats and wise men
or many countries. Special facilities
for getting about to points usually in
accessible were also secured by him
And all OF these the writer has used
for the sake OF getting down to the bed
rock of this war situation insofar as
the German outlook it is concerned
Summing his many observations, Mr.
Alderman declares that only a decisive
defeat will turn the German public
away from its leaders. that only de
stroyed German army leadership will
make the people overthrow the group
of men who do Germany's political
thinking today Through this study
or the German people and their leaders
one gets glimpses here of the Prussian
hate propaganda against America with
an admirable statement of the situa-
ton since the United States entered the
war: For an exclusive consideration
OF the big issues of the war from the
German standpoint and at close range,
this is one Of the exceptional books on
the war.
WARE Or n United World. BY Soterios
Nicholson, author Of "A World CITY
of Civilization" etc WASHINGTON.
The Washington Publishing House.
To give to the malady of war such
scientific consideration as is at the
present time accorded to ailments of
the human organism. Mr.. Nicholson
here segregates the six great war CEN
ters of Europe in order to examine
them from their procedure, backward
into their causes. and forward to their
effect upon the progress of civilization
as a whole. This method involves a
somewhat intensive study of the vari-
GUS European countries from the stand
point Of the war records. The welfare
Of humanity Is the standard by which
the writer summarizes the worth of
war This standard of human welfare
brings one at once to the demand for a
world united against war At this
point the subject matter of this study
passes into the field of theory, questing
for the best form of constitution for a
world state that is able to eliminate
war. In far as this Is possible, the
writer subjects this tentative constitu-
ton to tests calculated to prove that
its practical workings are free from
war fmplica lions, In it's historical mart
the book is a painstaking and compe-
tent appraisal OF European wars In
it's projected plans for n warless world
1t is a reasonable and consistent plan,
which. on paper. appears to be work
able one also. 1t is an exceptionally
book-spirited. not too formal