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Two Books on Socialism and AmerCaniSm
HUGH WAI.PoLE.

there be, between two points of view so
divergent, and yet both deriving from the
same premises Nothing could be more
confusing, after reading Mr.. MaeKaye's
Characterization cited above, of what the
Glory attitude" is than to find on page 20
of Professor Myers's book the follow
ing:
"In both Socialism and Pacifsm the
essential idea is that the individual should
mentally lie down and let George do
it,"
The essential difference between the two
seem to be the acceptance by Professor
Myers of the principle expressed in the
Declaration of Independence that one of
the unalienable rights Of man is the right
to the pursuit of happiness, while Mr..
MacKaye apparently would modify this
by making happiness itself a human right
and not merely the liberty to pursue it.
And The general reader will like or dis
like either book in exact proportion as he
agrees or disagrees with either of these
fundamental conceptions.
SOCIALISM AND AMERICAN IDEALS.
By WILLIAM STARR MYERS. Princeton
University Press. 81.
AMERICANIZED SOCIALISM: A YAM
KEE VIEW OF CAPITALISM. BY
JAMES MACKAYE. Boni & Liveright.
s125.
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After the War Literature? Not Yet.

as we'll he may, upon his magnificent
Keats. Prof. Elton is silent And
there are no younger men. Mr.. Give
Bell is too deeply prejudieed to see
broadly, Mr.. Frank Swinnerton,
whose Grasing is surely one of the
best critical books of our time, has
gwen us nothing of that kind for some
years, Mr.. Squire is devoting himself
to politics. Where is the new critic,
where the new magazine, where the
new novelist?
We are, perhaps, just now IN the
trough of the wave. 1t may be that
1920 will dazzle US with its brilliance.
Critics in 1850 Will perchance point
to 1919 as the very year when new
energy and enterprise began to flood
English literature. 1 am sure | hope
So.
Paris conferences and Russian
Bclshevism, perhaps, have their
fingers upon the windpipes of our
budding geniuses. The great new
novelist is, at this very moment l ex-
pect, tying with trembling fingers the
string round his parcel of manuscript
and sending it, with prayers and
hopes, to the office of some arrogant
publisher.
HUGH WAIPoLE.
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my literary criticism. When one
locks back to those days, twenty years
ago, when the Academy was at its
very best, or more recently, to the
reign of Edward Garnett in The
Nation, or those first brilliant num-
bers of The English Review one is sad
indeed. The Nation seems to have
lost, in its political heats and RACES,
ali sense of calm and reasoned liter
airy Judgment, the Times Literary
Supplement is chill and unhumorous,
the Athenaeum is dead only The NeU
Statesmen maintains a high level of
wise and broad minded culture. But
beyond the literary journals there
seem to be no new critical books of
value. Mr.. Edmund Gosse writes
nowadays only of French literature,
Mr.. Saintsbury is engaged in the same
direction, Sir Sydney Coleman rests,
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new novel in their hands are frankly
disappointing Mr.. Swinnerton s
Shops and Houses, delightful though
it is, does not further the promise of
Nocturne, Mr.. Beresford would. not
pretend that his JerUaiSe Comedy is
the equal of his House IN Denetrius
Road, Mr.. D. Ii. Lawrence has given
us nothing for number of years, and
as to Mr.. Mackenzie's Sylvia Scarlet
and Michael and Sylvia, they simply
do not begin to be worthy of the
author of Carnival.
In poetry there is no new man to
approach Mr.. Ralph Hodgson and
Mr.. de la Mare, and it is certainly no
sufficient compensation for our barren
days to read the shadowy imitation
of himself that Mr.. Yeats offers us in
The Wild Swans at Coole. Above all
there is simply not the beginning of
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BvF PARKER STocKBRIDGE.

by IA MIN ~ u -
TOR a long time both advocates and
l. opponents of Socialism held that
much of the difference of opinion regard
ing the MARKHAM scheme of things was
due TO a difference Of definitions. The
opponents of Socialism declared that they
could not get two Socialists to agree On
definition of what Socialism really was,
and the Socialists stoutly maintained that
the anti-Socialists defined the term as
meaning something which it did not really
mean. At last, however, Socialism seems
to have become quite well defined. AT
least two writers on opposite sides, whose
books have just been published, are in
substantial agreement as to what Social
ism is. One of these writers is William
Starr Myers, Phi. D., Professor of Politics
at Princeton University. In Socialism
and American Ideals, Professor Myers
gives this definition:
Socialism is the collective ownership
(exerted through the government, or so
ciety politically organized) of the means
of production and distribution of all
forms of wealth."
The writer on the other side is James
MacKaye, who, in his book AmericdniEed
Socialism, gays that Socialism is "the OPP
Grafton by public officials in the public
interest of the railroads, coal mines, steel
works. cotton works and similar industrial
activities"
II is a curious coincidence that these
two writer's who are in such hearty agree
ment as to what Socialism is should have
published simultaneously volumes in
which they discuss Socialism from the
viewpoint of its relation to American
ideals and principles. 1t is in their defini-
tons of Americanism that the two writers
diverge. Mr.. MacKaye writes almost in
primer style, his thick volume being OBJ
viously intended as propaganda directed
at the middle class tradesman and the
farmer. He endeavors to show by his
torical illusions that Socialism is the
heart and essence of true Americanism,
that American tradition Is all centred
about the abolition of privilege. The
three institutions of privilege which he
specifically names are monarchy, slavery
and private property. America abolished
the monarchy by the Revolution of 1776,
slavery by the civil war, and it is now,
he believes, about to abolish private prop
erty, though by what process he does
not specify. He advocates undertaking it
by degrees and humanely, the way the
man in the old story cut off his dogs tail
an inch at time. He is perfectly GER
tain that, if properly understood, Social
ism will appeal strongly to every true
American.
To-day" says Mr.. MaeKaye, "as in
1776, there are only two clear-cut and
consistent attitudes toward public af-
fairs, viz, the straight American attitude
Let the people attend to their own bi.si-
ness-and the Tory attitude-Let George
do it,"
Professor Myers, on the other hand,
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theatre that should have taken the
lead in the beginning of the after the
war revival of the arts-Strange be-
cause, only six months ago, the Lon
don theatre seemed sunk INTO an
abyss of trivial and meaningless non
sense. As one listened to the cheers
on Friday night at the premiere OF
Cyrano de Bergerdc, cheers that were
undoubtedly in part recognition OF
the fine part that Robert Lorraine has
played in the war, one did really be-
lieve that people will take the best
stuff that you can give them quite as
-eadily as the worst. Cyrdn0 was
listened to with breathless attention
even though Lorraine, good as he was,
seemed by no means perfect, and Twill
maintain before the world that
Curano is dramatically a dull play.
The expected climaxes seldom occur
and when they do come are often
drowned in words. Nevertheless |
have not since the production OF
Peter Pom been present at so enthu.
siastic a first night in London. Two
dlys before this there was the drama
tization of Conrad's Victory. This is
not a good play the author IN his en-
deavor to give us an exciting drama
ard at the same time to save some OF
Conrad's psychology has fallen be
tween two stools. Nevertheless no one
who was present could have denied
that it was an evening very much
above the common, and Mr. Sam
Livesey's performance of Ricardo
alone would have made it memorable.
Only a week ago the Pioneers pro-
duced Claudal's L'Otdge, in a fort
night we are to have the State So
ciety's version of Masefield's The
Faithful, next week Miss MacCarthy
produces Arnold Benefits Judith,
and we are promised no less than
three of Shakespeare plays IN the
near future. Moreover the new
Actors Union is for the moment en-
gagged in a strenuous fight with Mr..
c. B. Cochran concerning payment
for Observation-Disclosures the Eng
Itch stage is in a fine condition of
lusty activity. Can one say the same
for literatureY
Unfortunately, no. The spring
publishing season has, according to
pre-war terms, almost run its course,
and cannot remember a more disap-
pointing period in all the last ten
wears. 1t is not that the interesting
rev books have been so few-interest-
ing new books are rare birds and one
must be grateful for them when they
come. 1t is not that l wish to be in
tense or high bred or to pray, with
hands uplifted, that the world may
disregard the works of our literary
knights, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir
Rider Haggard and Sir Gilbert
Parker. A good tale is a good tale,
and it is thousand pities that some
of our more esoteric novelists have
not, in their supreme wisdom, con-
descended to pay little more atten-
ton to the simple art of learning to
tell a story. No, it is rather that see
no signs at all of new enterprise, new
talent, new and courageous personall-
ties. There is, for instance, no hint
anywhere of an interesting new
novelist. The more recent novelists
Of merit are all women-Miss Rebecca
West, Miss Mary Webb, Miss Con-
stance Holme, Miss Clemence Dane,
1f:,, Da1afald The men who lust
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A London Letter From
Hugh W alp0le

Copyright, 1919. All rights reserred.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
GOVERNMENT STOPS
SUGAR PR0FlTEERS

New York, Dec. A-The prop)s-
ed sale of 100000 pounds of Gu
ban sugar to consumers at 1919 to
20 cents a pound, with 100000 pro
fit, was held up today by Arthur
Williams, Federal Food Administra-
tor, because the fixed price is Il
cents.
The sugar Is aboard the steam
ship Munson, which arrived recently
from cuba. Mr., Williams informed
Emmanuel Rionda. member Of a
firm Of brokers' to which the cargo
was consigned that the aid Of the
Sugar Equalization Board would be
invoked, il necessary, to prevent the
sale at the price proposed.
Rionda explained that the sugar
would cost his firm 1872 cents
pound divided as follows: Thirteen
and hall cents paid growers, 31a
cents for refining, 1 40 cents for
duly and 4-10 for freight.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
HOLIDAY EVENTS
AT GERRARDST0WN

Gerrardstown, Dec. 23.-TLere
will be a Christmas entertainment
a the NJ T. Church, South, on Fri
day night, December goth.
Mr. Price Bittinger who entered
a medical school in Richmond last
September viii spend his Christ
mas holidays at his home here.
The Guild will hold an old time
supper at the hall on Tuesday
night, December 80. Come and see
the snow peaks, hear the sleigh
bells and get a good supper. All for
uirty-fva cents.
Mrs West was in town shopping
Thursday.
The school will hold an entertain
ment 81 the hail on Wednesday,
December a.
pr. md Mrs. Bittinger, Mr.. and
Mrs Croft and Mr. w. i. Gordon.
pant Saturday in Winchester.
The Presbyterians will hold their
Christmas entertainment on Christ
mas night
Mrs. Beulah Lewis and Miss
Daisy Mccormick spent Saturday
night in Martinsbure.
NJ and Mrs Charles Ifutzler
spent Saturday in Martinsburc.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
WINTER WEATHER AND HEAVY
FOODS

Extra work put on digestive or
gans in cold weather leads to indt
gestion, bilieasness, bad breath,
bloating gas. constipation. Foley
Cathartic Tablets clense the bow
els, sweeten the stomach and bene-
fit the liver Cause no gripping or
nausea. Stout persons like the
sight, free feeling they bring.
Sold Everywhere I'm
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23

to the district court and viii be
tried here at the April term be-
fore Judge Dayton.
TIE plaintiff alleges that Vivian
D. Heiler came TO his death at the
public road crossln~ at Bomney
station, a small place between
Gfeensburg and Romncy on the
Hampshire branch Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. through
the negligence Of the railroad com
PAM.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
ANNUAL BANQUET

II a cal meeting to be held at 8
o'eloa tonight at Hose Co. No. SIS
hose house tonight. the committee
Will report as to plans for the an
nHal banquet Of the Baltimore md
Ohio Railroad Veterans This affair
is to b held the night Of January
., a which time officers will be
glerted.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
SuNRlEE SERVICE

~ First Methodist Episcopal
Church, Christmas morning at 6
O'Clock, r. L. Wright viii con
duct a prayer service. The usual
custom Of singing Christmas carols
in front OF the church viii be fol
lowed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23

Mr. Nolan y Orndorff. Of Cum
herland. Nd, ana Miss Emma Gfeen
field. daughter Of Mr.. and Ms.
Martin Greenfield, Of this city.
were married last night They viii
reside in Cumberland. where the
sr0om is employed as a r5geer by
lie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
nmnnnN
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23

Mr. G. NJ. Brown, of Hedgesville,
WAS n Town today on business.
Rev. DR.. :. ). HANBACK,, Of Day.
tor Va superintendent of Virginia
Conf -ence Of the United Brethren
church was in town today.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
ELECTION NOTICE

The stockholders Of the Citizens
National Bank Of Martinsburg are
hereby notified that the annual
election for directors will be held
at the bank on Tuesday, January
l3, 1920, between the hours Of eley-
en- and twelve o'clock, noon,
EDWARD RUTLEDGE,
s II wk i wk Cashier
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
454 asa AS 1857
Standing of Teams.

Superintendent William c. Norton
left this afternoon for Jacksonville,
Fla whore he will spend a week
or ten days with friends and rela-
liVae
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
cAME FRIDAY MlGHT

IN interesting game at the Y. NJ.
c. y is expected Friday night be-
tween The local duint and the K. o,
g. Club Of Cumberland.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-23
FOUR TEAMS tied
FOR FIRST POSITION
u. B. BoWIeTS Defeat Boys
From M. E. South.

The Z. 3. S. s, team defeated the
NJ. +. South team in the duckpin
league Saturday night The fol
lowing is the score:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
SAYS LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MAY FERMENT DISORDERS

away. also in violation OF the con-
stitutiOn. and vested in tribunal.
''the great overwhelming majority
Of which Is composed OF aliens Of
our interests and Institutions
The league promises little Euaran-
tee for future peace. he asserted when
those who drafted its constitution
have not been able 10 restore present
peace or set up orderly government in
central Europe and Russia"
Under provisions Of the constitution
providing for manufactures for colonial
territories senator Poindexter said
the United States would be required
to undertake. practically unsolicited
and unsouEht. TO extend our response
bilities and cares TO the uttermost
parts OF the earth"
Must Surrender Policies
While taking up the obligations Of
government in Asia. Africa and Eu-
rope. the United States he said. would
surrender TO Asia. Africa and Europe.
American policies, which have been
the prize Jewels in the American dia-
dem Of state" Declaring that the
emergencies Of the past, which neces-
scitated assertion Of the principles Of
the Monroe doctrine, NAV arise In the
future, senator Poindexter said he
hoped the American people had not
reached the point where they were
willing that "the high ideals Of these
traditional doctrines would be left 10
the administration OF an alien tribunal
established under the league OF ma
tons"
Senators Take Notes.
While senator PoindeXter spoke,
chairman Hitchcock. Of the foreign
relations committee and senator
Lewis, OF Illinois, Democratic whip.
took many notes
Reference by senator Poindexter TO
the leagues executive council brought
from senator Reed. OF Missouri. an
opponent Of the league n question as
70 the composition Of that body. The
Washington senator replied that IL
would consist OF nine members,
representative OF this government
being one OF them Senator Reed sug-
gested that would mean "a complete
surrender OF Americas vital right TO
defend itself to a tribunal made up,
eight 10 one. Of non-Americans."
Japan on Parity With L. <.
Senator Reed asked II it was true
that Japan would have a vote in the
league equal TO that Of the United
States. which in effect. would mean
that that country would have an equal
right nation, although the United
States refused 10 allow japanese to
become citizens. The Washington SEN
ator answered in the affirmative.
Senator Norris remarked that
.-after all. this Is to be nothing
but treaty. and that congress
had the power TO ignore treaties.
Senator Poindexter insisted that the
league should not be considered with
a view OF possible late violation with
'-dishonor and Reputation"
Reputation under the league plan.
said Mr.. Poindexter, would bring
upon the United States the full milf
tary and economic power Of all the
world.
Senator Norris denied that he advo-
waited making treaty with a view TO
its reputation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
ACIDS IN STOMACH
CAUSE INDIGESTION
Create Gas, Sourness and Pain
How To Treat.

Medical authorities state that nearly
ulne-teurhs o. the czs-s OF stomach trou-
PIE, indigestion. sources, burning. gas,
boating nausea. etc, are due 70 an ex-
cess OF hrdrochloric acid in the stomach
and not as some believe TO a lack OF d.
resfive Juices The delicate stomach lin
ing Is irritated. digestion e delayed and
food suurs- causing the disa Ereea bic
e. I1ptcrns which every stomach sufferer
knows 80 well
Artificial digestents are not needed IN
such eases and may do real harm Try
laying aside all digestive aids and instead
get from any druggist a Few ounces Of
BiEurated GaEnasia and take a teaspoon
1ul IN a quarter glass % water right after
eating This sweeteus the stomach pre-
vents the formation OF excess acid and
there Is no sournesE. gas or pain Bis
uruted MaEnesia (in powder OF tablet
1orm-never liquid OF milk is harmless to
the stomach. inexpensive 10 take and So
the most efficient form OF magnesia for
stomach purposes Il Is used by thou
sands q people Who enjoy their meals
with no more fear OF indigestion-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
Don't Take orr Word For It

We don't ask you to take our word for anything We only
ask you investigate for yourself If you want TO know the truth.
look the other side. Don't look side at all. When the
Ondorf people tell you that Mayor Davis has spent $4,000
than his predecessor nsnuae that Mayor Davis
crook and that nobody knows what became of the S49OOOO ask
them point you particular there anything wrong
with that item. They know well do what became of the
and how appears that Mayor DAVIS administration used
$4,000 money than his predecessor But they know that
you don't know They merely invite you question the honesty
OF Mayor Davis without giving you any reason for #.
Mayor Davis has not spent $4,000 than Tom Lea
spent the IN which they put But lets Mayor Tom
Lea spent S303OOO money than spent during the last
term of Mayor keys administration Mayor Davis spent $751;
600 money than spent by Mayor Tom Lea Anything
suspicious about that? he truth Of the that Mayor Davis
spent less money the matter of the actual expenses of the city
than did Mayor Lea. They tell you that Mayor Davis
had the benefit of the $4,000 received by the Lea administration
the sale Of the old fire department property his
They merely throwing dust your eyes We tell you and
fact that the $4,000 received BY Mayor Lea administration
the general fund.- and used BY that administration for
expenses and that when Mayor Davis into office he
paid of the funds Of his S6O000 for the purchase
of fire department site and building and new JAIL
hey merely juggling figures with you. We tell you that
the $4,000 received BY the Lea administration had been
passed the Davis administration that nevertheless the DAVIS
administration paid for the fire and police the sum of
SSOOOO and that this part Of the charged against the
Penses OF his administration. matter where the money from
And yet they ask you with great nsnuaon what became Of the
money they charge up against the Davis administration
Mayor Davis has paid the support Of the city schools the
OF $4,000 than paid BY the Lea administration
And let call attention to another difference Mayor Leas
administration received 81 900 money from indirect sources
saloon licenses than has been received by the DAVIS administration
And another difference that Mayor Leas administration put into
the general fund the interest city deposits and used the money
for current of the city. Mayor Davis has put money
mic the sinking fund.- where belongs the interest On the
bonded Indebtedness of the city. adding another $4,000 to the
charge they make against him. because he has not access to that
amount Mayor Lea had and has draw from the general
fund another charge against him that charge against
Mayor Leas administration