Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

itN prime product Separated peo-
pies were straintng against artificial
bonds Of alien control and. under the
urge Of race unity. were banding to,
gether into Homogeneous political
groups. Federations were mating
into nations-for instance, the king
dom Of Italy risen from its loose
federation Of provinces, and the
German empire, created by Bismarck
out Of the lax bond OF German states.
The Balkan states, rescued from the
Ottoman empire, show a less adj
vanced stage Of this progress. The
motley races Of Austria-Hungary
illustrate the first uneasy moving to-
ward national consciousness. In pur-
suance OF this theme there is here
an illuminating study of England and
Ireland, and another Of the English
empire itself. Colonial expansion 10
shown to be but an outreaching
nationalism expressing itself in terms
Of commerce and industry. The
closes with the signing Of the
armistice November II. 1918; It opens
the door upon an advancing inter-
nationalism that is bound to modify,
beyond present conjecture. the ma
tionalfsm achieved and achieving In
the immediate past. z,...-.... y:
THE HIDDEN VALLEY. By Muriel
Hine. author of "Half in Earnest"
etc. New York: John Lane Com
pany.
A romance Of pretty general appeal,
advancing. broadly, through the uni
versal quest of the young female for
Its mate. Specifically, it is the story
of Sheila Travers, one of the boy-girls
that have been created out Of the be-
lated notion that II the free air, out
of-door sports, roughing-tt-in-the-
open, and so on are necessary to boy
life. these may not be altogether de-
structfve to the female constitution.
Shei1a is a modern girl, wholesome.
frank, boyish. Notwithstanding, she
is, after all, the eternal female seek
ing her own. And the story goes for
ward in glow of masculine frank
ness and vigor to dramatize the ad-
ventures of Sheila In the DOMAIN OF
then once more. is the girl certain
that she is in possession OF love it
self, Once marriage 10 as close as
the church door itself. Once it IL &C
tually achieved-the door passed. the
altar reached. And the latter IL as
lily, the good god Of the novelist IN
tervenes in this second case and one
leaves the girl launched upon third
venture-this time, sure, past any
peradventure. that the real haven 10
in sight. One hopes 50, for this Is an
engaging girl whose fortunes. and
mfsfortunes. the reader has followed
in an absorption that gives full tribA
ute to the inventive powers Of the
author.
TRADITIONS OF BRITISH STATES
MANsHIP. BY the Hon. Arthur
D. Elliot. New York: Dodd, Mead
q Co.
Out Of wide political experience
this English writer reviews for .
substantial period the foreign policy
Of Great Britain. in order to make
clear that the traditions of this policy
and its practice along the traditional
line sustain character Of broad
craftsmanship. Of general fair deal
Ing and OF continuously ,uo col, c9nst TIC
light the facts Of this demonstra-
ton the author makes use Of the
method of contrast. setting on Eng
land against Germany in their re-
spective relations to the world outside
their own domains. This contrast
brings to light the causes for the
growth of ill-feeling between Eng
land and Germany, 1t covers the At
titudei Of each toward war and IN
cludes the outbreak OF war atself. 1t
frankly 9tatss the criticism. both q
the British attitude toward the war
1T tho beginning, and assatled its
preparations and conduct after rs
entrAnco into the conflict. The Nrtter'
1Eetchea the most important OF the
Wrous iS In nA the I political is and ,ndus-
trial fabric Of English life. showing
the renewed and enlarged spirit with,