Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

~ UT of tho great war the i'm
perialism of England re-
ceives its complete justifca-
ton. There has been, during
tho awful struggle, no moro
inspiring spectacle than the spon.
taneous forth-faring Of England's CO.
lonial peoples to stand shoulder to
shoulder with the mother country.
The voluntary armies of Canada, Of
Australia and New Zealand. of India
and South Africa, homing across the
sens, make Englands supreme tri-
umph and constitute besides glo-
fi6us contribution to the forward
march of civilization as q whole. "Im-
portal England comes at exactly the
right momA&. 1t spreads before one
the steps of this imperial advance. It
gathers around each phase of this
progress the causes that set 1t in mo-
ton, the conditions that supported 1t,
the accommodations that shaped and
sustained 1t, the effects issuing from
vibrant, imm ediate-are rounded into
a splendid panorama of the coloniz-
Ing genius of England. The whole Is
then brought forward into the mo-
mentous present to give reasonable
accounting for the part that imperial
gle for freedom. More than that, tho
study gives, in outline sketch, the
promise of other achievements by
England, under tho prodigious lib
eralizing and socializing effects that
the. war is producing upon the i'm
perial consciousness. The writer's call
this an Introduction. An introduction
implies further acquaintance. That,
however. depends upon the introduce
ton itself. This one is definitely CAL
elusive Of all the essential points of
the subject. IL is clear of nom essen-'
tlal details. 1t is personal with tho
service of great figures in the de-
velopment OF England as an imperial
poWer-of the figures of Give. Of Liv-
jngstone, of Cook, and many another.
Am authoritative study-rich in life
and sympathy and comprehension, rich
also In the power to write with
clear and captivating eloquence.
A TRAVELLER IN WARTIME. vy
Winston Churchill, author Of 1.-THE
inside of the Cup" etc. New York:
- The Macmillan Company.
THE first half of this book is given
over to Mr.. Churchills observations
on the French and English battle
lines. and behind these lines in both
France and England. These observa-
lions furnish the basis Of the Ameri-
can novelists reflections on the
forces that are working underneath
the war movement in both coun-
tries. These are the liberalizing
forces that are destined to change
Europe, of the world. Mr.. Churchill
is specially, keen to this potent fer
ment of future solicitations. for.
moro than the novelist, he is really
the reformer facing upon the demo-
cratic Ideal with the novel merely
second half Of the book is an analy-
sis of the democratic idea; it is.
moreover, an estimate of the extent
to which the United States, has in
corporated this idea into it's organic
growth; 1t is, upon this basis, sum-
ca to the world struggle that is now
going on. The highly valuable quail
ity of the book lies in this second
part, since this is an inclusive and
comprehensive study of the content
Of democracy; Of that which the
to, f1ll out this concert in practice:
as it also is an estimate Of the moral
weight of this country in the conflict
by virtue of suoh true democracy
as 1t has already achieved. The writer
makes clear then an industrial democ-
.racy Is the next step in our develop
ment, as he points out also that fine
ly receptive attitude of this coun-
try that the war has brought about.
The whole is " broad and discerning
study Of America in it's movement
toward a political and economic and
social step forward toward national
and international righteousness.
COLETTE BAUDoCIIE. The Story of a
Young Girl of Metz. By Maurice
Barres. Translated by Frances
Wilson Huafd, author Of "My Home
in the Field of Honour" New
York: George II. Doran Company.
In the simple. story of colette Bau-
doche, Maurice Barres makes over
into young flesh and blood the indy
ing loyalty o., Lorraine to France.
The young gtrll of Metz cmbodies the
French tradition. French sympathy
and refinement, Colette's grandmother
remembers the days when Lorraine
was torn from France, and in the
intervening years she has nursed,
and passed on to Colette a quiet,
unconquerable devotion to Fra nee IT.
self. There comes to Metz, in the
German train, Her Asmus, who finds
lodgings in the impoverished house
of .Baudoche Herr Asmus becomes
the sutton Of little Colette. 1t is at
the point of decision In this matter
that the inherent loyalty Of Colette
rises as a hopeless barrier between