Evening star., 1918-02-03

separate from the church. to the de-
velopment of the autocratic conception
of the state. whose elimination is
reached in the fulillment of Prus-
sian!sm. On the other hand, this YER
satile and original Investigator shows
that the forces of democracy. exempli-
fed by the allied states. are Identical
with the Inherent aims of Catholicism
! In support of this claim history is
drawn upon with an ingenious hand
from the writer's own spacious store
house of historic knowledge. 1t is a
brilliant study, notable for the learning
that sustains it and for the sincerity
that guides and controls IT.
INSIDE THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.
BY Rheta ChiIde Dorr. Illustrated
New York: The Macmillan Company
Many of the distinct elements in the
! grand confusion of Russian affairs take
on, in this volume, definite outlines
and present, in part at least. their
bearing upon the sum of Russian
events. Certain of the contributory
causes of the revolution are here sepa-
rated from the common mass of Rus
sian political thought and set out in
their special aspects of motive and
pursuit. The writer had the advantage
of being on the ground. of getting at
first hand SO much of the Russian sit
uation AS is directly seiZable by imme-
with the revolutionary movement 1t
Is from this advantage point that the
present summary is made and the ten
| tative forecast is offered. That Russia
is long way from stability is made
clear from the series of high lights
that the writer throws upon certain
focal points of Russian political life
In addition to the general current of
political thought recorded here, there
are many points of interest centerng
around one and another of the con-
spicuous figures of the revolution. In
the turmoil of Russian events no cur
/ rent vieW contains the element of
permanently. The book in hand. how
ever. gives an energetic and well con-
sidered outlook upon the situation at
one of its most critical points.
TEMPORARY HEROES. BY Cecil Som
mers. Illustrations by the author
| New York: John Lane Company.
These are trench letters from one
Thomas, a Scot. to certain Phyllis
| who. from Dear Phil" passes speedily
into phyllis Mine"-touching up with
| romance the grim record of grim days
| at the front. Trench stories are nat
urally much alike. Mud and water and
| rats and vermin on quiet days and hell
| fire on fighting ones do not offer a
! large variety of choice for even the
| most ambitious and energetic of writer's
| These letters are, therefore. in the
/ main much like the others that have
| issued in such numbers from this
source. In one particular. however,
| these have a mark Of their own-one
| too. that carries them into the ready
| acceptance of the reader. These are
| gallant letters. unconquerable i'm spirit,
| laughing at danger. careless of death
and grimly humorous over indescrib<
| able discomforts. Everybody over there
| is a hero. There is.no shadow of doubt
! about that. And this is the clear fact
| that stands out from these viyid LETT
| ters. whose gayety is not able ITO cover
| the awful facts that hourly confront
every soldier in the trench lines.s
AMONG Us MoRTALs. BY w. E. HUI
and Franklin p Adams-s, Boston:
| Houghton Miffiin Company. >
! This is. in bulk. picture book. Mr..
Hill. whose, ready comments on the
passing show are familiar through his