Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24

Clearly the working out OF the theory
Of bolshevism-that political gu
| which the Lenin ideal rests. In con-
crete exposition the writer shows
| this to be as complete an autocracy
| as czarism itself. Step by step. and
through the ordinary aspects of in
dustria1 life. he follows it to the goal
set by the fanatical Lenin and the
frankly autocratfc Trotsky. A graphic
picture Of Russia accompanies this
analysis, a picture that softens ones
censure against a people whose depths
. Of endurance turned them toward any
offered source Of relief. A quite re-
goes along with. this study Of the
! Lenin dogma. One should read this
| clear and reasonable story Of boil
shevism. In America the word has
| taken on innumerable meanings. Out
of these confused ideas Mr.. Russell
bolshevik doctrine. In the present
state of the world bolshevism is a
force-menacing and vicious. 1t is
| a thing to be comprehended and cir
cumvented. Here is an authoritative
exposition Of its essentials and its
outward appearances. a book that is
as readable as 1t is important.
AMERICAS TOMORROW. BY Smell
Smith. Introduction by Hudson
Maxim. New York: Britton Pub
fishing Company.
Here Mr.. Smith takes a twenty
fve-year look into the future to see
what America is likely to be doing
in this pregnant stretch of time. In
the midst of our common human re-
lations-industry. trade, politics. re-
ligion. education, each in its par
ticular web of problem and project
he defines the probabilities of this
future. This looks like a we'll worn
road Of travel, like an old field OF
harvesting. And so it is in substance.
1t is the mode of investigation. the
way Of the man himself. that gives
freshness and stimulation to the
study. One of the personal distinc-
tions Of the work is Mr.. Smiths in
dependent way of looking at the topic
follow. AS the majority think, we
think. From the commonly accepted
angle Of observation we take our
own reckonings. Not this man. Out
of his wide store of singularly prac-
tical knowledge he chooses such COM
binations as accord with reason. with
equity, with a clearly sane mind.
up bodies of thought, he speaks out,
like the first man in the world. No
l.rejuaices, no ingrown fallacies, no
fear of hurting his own case-since
he obviously has no case to conserve
he gives over a stimulating look
upon our future. This is going to be
a very interesting world and. what
is quite as much as that, we can. each,
have hand in it. Finely robust work
for everybody's warning and encour-
agement.
COMMERCIAL POLICY IN WAR TIME
AND AFTER. BY William Smith
Culbertson. New York: D. Apple
ton & Co.
A competent study of the new COM
mercial relations set. up throughout
the world as one of the vital conse-
quences of the great war. This order
ly study separates into three dis
tinct parts. The first one reviews the
industrials field as this is affected
by he war-the rise of new Industries,
the temporary paralysis OF Industrial
occupations in Europe. the changes In
gathers up clearly the salient points
Of the new industry, of the new in
dustrial outlook. Tie second part of
the STUDY takes into consideration
our own commercial problems. both
at home aid abroad. as these begin to
shape themselves under the impetus
OF a general reimbursement of industry
to the reQc.reinents Of peace. Here
are short studies of the tariff pur-
the method for promoting and protect
ing American commercial activities
abroad. In word, this is protec-
ton Of the United States into inter-
deals with world affairs as these bear
upon a new international industry.
Methods Of control and regulation In
respect to the production and dis
tribution Of food and raw materials
and tariff arrangements are discuss
ed, as are also foreign investments
and CONCESSIONS. The author, AN ex-
pert on the tariff and its allied themes,
mite knowledge to which he is able
to add also many lines Of collateral
investigation. The whole is fitted
competently to the present need OF
degree 1t meets the requirement Of
the reader who wishes to gather In
direct and readable form the essen
tails Of the new commercial outlook,
the main lines Of its logical POSSIBLE
tiles.
THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN
LEGION. BY George Seay Wheat.
Illustrated. New York: G. p. Put
MANS Sons.
THIS Is, IN realty, the uTSI CudpteE
Of the story Of the American Legion,
a chapter to be followed by other
ones as the legion grows and solidi-
fies and expands its activities into
the many fields laid out in this
brightly promising initial chapter.
After each annual national conven-
ton Of the legion another chapter
another volume-will add itself to
this one. Here is a story of the rise
Of the legion-of the banding Of the
young men Of the war-into an i'm
mense brotherhood Of tremendous
potentiality Of national activity. 1t is
a plain story. dealing with the or
ganization Of the legion. with its
first convention, with it's plans for
the future. Under the matter-of-fact
tale. however, there Is a kind of epic
purpose, a grandeur of intent, that
makes Of this story of the young men
Of battle an inspiring thing for every
American to read. If these young SOL
diers realize themselves in solidarity
and true American activity. as this
first chapter holds out the hope that
they may do-why. in that case, there
is a prodigious new force of Amer
icanism risen on this side Of the wa
ter as one Of the immediate effects
Of the war. A 9ne story and SPLEEN
did promise is here to the hand of the
American reader.
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