Evening star., 1919-04-06

York: Frederick A. Stokes Com
l pany.
xACTLY the book that one
" wants at this moment. For.
4 Il Just at this point, there is no
| more remarkable and COM
| handing personality than that of
Georges CIemenceau. Every one is
| eager to know more about him and
to know from the most intimate and
| reliable source possible. H. NJ. Hynd-
man. socialist leader in England, is
Clemenceau's friend and has been
| such for years. SO, in this dependable
| company. one is permitted to follow
the course of the great Frenchman
through crisis after crisis in French
republicanism. Back in II Clemen-
ceau was one Of the vehement pro-
testers against the German seizure OF
AlSace-Lorraine. And since that day
this great lover of France has waged
nerce and unceasing war upon the
enemies of his country wherever these
might be found. The object of his pas
sionate desire. the goal of his CON
spmmate endeavor throughout these
years has been a free and democratic
France. Around this heroic and gal
lant figure Mr.. Hyndman gathers the
high and the dangerous moments of
France in her progress toward demo-
cracy. Honest and open enemies ap-
pear here. Here, too, are conspirators.
traitors. subtle propagandists of hos
TIE intent, corrupt politicians-self-
lsh human nature of the mercurial
french type-warring against their
country in the person Of it's unconquer-
able champion. Monarchists, legitimists.
socialists, anarchists advance upon him
singly and in combination. And out OF
10
spring figure Of an honest man
and an unassailable patriot. 1t is
an energizing and uplifting story.
to which its author has brought
first Of all great friendship
and full. appreciation. This sentiment,
however. has not made the author blind.
He sets down the faults and mistakes
Of the man. And the reader loves Glenn
enceau all the more for these-since
they. too. are of the big and robust quail
is a great personality that looks out
from these pages. The book is an in
spiration. since it is as clear picture
Of honesty and love Of country as hu-
man nature is likely to produce.
AMERICAN LABOR AND THE WAR.
By Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor.
New York: George H. Doran Com
pany.
Mr.. Gompers survey Of the work of
organized labor in it's relation to the
war separates into two parts. The
war record OF labor during the past
five years. This record embodies the
plans. proceedings. pronouncements-
ing upon the state of war-of the
United States Federation of Labor in
convention assembled. The first part
OF this survey is more general in
treatment and cha racter. 1t gives
outline to the aims Of organized labor;
along the line it has set for itself.
It relates labor, in its general OBJ
jective and progress. to the ideals of
an expanded and clarified democracy.
outworn social philosophy, setting
up new one in the stead of these.
At times thfs part Of the study is
enthusiastic eulogy of the aims and
achievements Of organized labor in
this, country and in the world. At
tion. All the time. however, the ex-
position is of the nature of a gospel
of labor in its hearing upon economic
life and social readiustment. In man
rer. it is the outlook of an idealist who
with his feet on the ground. works
with the tools of practical accom-
plishment. The source of this study
gives it a high value from the view
point Of labor itself
ALsACE-LoRRAINE SINCE 1870. BY
Barry Cerf. New York: The Mac
milan Company.
ciaim and cotinter-c1afm by Ger
many and France. respectively. in re-
gard to Alsace-Lorraine have been
flying back and forth for hundreds
Of years now. Each supports its
statements and demands with volumes
of history and offfcial record. To
the average reader, therefore. con-
fusion alone rises out of this con-
flicting certainty of national attitude
and clamor 1t is in an effort to
submits the following study of the
past half-century OF thfs disputed
area. The aim here is to make
available to the everyday American
reader a compact body Of fact. out
from which has been drawn such
under the pressure Of modern tests Of
authenticity. To meet this purpose
the author weigs the considerable
Claims Of both sides. And. what is
searching study of the condition of
the people of Alsace-Lorraine under
fifty years Of German domination
This part of the study presents a
reluctant people subjected to an
oyerlordship that is hahitually tact
Illustration Is the logical outcome. OF
this method of Germanization. AS
often as otherwise, it comes out here
that the Germans themselves. by open
word or tacit admission. recognize
their failure to Germariize Alsace-
Lorraine. And more often than other
wise the claims Of pure sentiment
Germany turn out. in fact. to have
their real foundation in military or
economic advantage. Tables of sta
tistfcs and an ample book-list pre-
senting both sides of the. question
supplement the study itself. The
whole sums to an sli-around survey
of the -subject-one. too. that moves
forward swiftly through the main
issues Of the great contention.
THE FARMER AND THE NEW DAY..
BY Kenyon L. Butterfefd, presi-
dent Massachusetts Agricultural
College. New York: The Macflil-
Ian Company.