New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Our Weekly News Beat

Much of "The Martial Adventures of
Henry and Me" and "In the Heart of
Fool" William Allen Whites latest
book books. was os written 10 on "a "bind" 19li type
1898, when he went to Kansas City to
become stockyards reporter on 1.-THE
Kansas City Star" Mr.. White never
has learned to operate a single key
board or visible typewriter, and his
Office in "The Emphoria Gazette" his
Emporia home, and his summer home
in Morain Park, Col, are equipped
with primitive machines, all in scan
dalous disrepair, and which no one but
MIR. White would be able to operate.
1t was a fine idea to have Mr.. Spargo
review John Reeds book on Boil
shevism, and Mr.. Reed dissect Comrade
Spargo's book on ditto. The plan may
be extended. Here are a few sugges-
tons: The Collected Writings of
Erich Won LudendorF. "A Manual Of
Scientific Gambling" by Erich Won
Ludeendorf, to be reviewed by Ferd-
nand Foch. "a German Plan for the
League of Nations" by Matthias Err
berger, to be reviewed by T. w. Will
son. "The League Covenant" by T. W.
Wilson, to be reviewed by Matthias Err
Il. o.. Is.
All these are good suggestions, but
just now we are at work editing two
reviews on "The Book of Genesis" one
by Eve and the other by the Serpent.
We said last week that nobody could
be romantic about teething baby.
but Jean Berry, in her book Of verse.
My Child" has succeeded in growing
poetlcal on just such subject. But,
then, we had not conceived the posi-
blllty of anybody writing about "A
'oVeiy' "eeny' teeny' pearly tooth"
Many excellent writer's seem to keen
on a few faithful bromides for the
sake Of sentiment. Thus Brand Whit
lock in his admirable Belgium"
speaks of some soldiers being caught
"like rats in a trap" and later he
quotes "There is neither East nor
West"
William Draper Lewis takes up many
phases Of Roosevelt in his recent
biography, but he fails to solve the i'm
portant and interesting problem of
whether the Colonel had a sense of
humor. On the negative side we cite
an incident described in the book.
Jacob Riis was visiting the President
and told the Colonel nd Mrs. Roose-
velt that his old mother in Denmark
was sick and lonely. The Roosevelts
were deeply touched and the President
dictated the following cablegram:
"Your son is breakfasting with us.
We send you our loving sympathy"
II am consenting to the publication
of these notes." writes DR.. John Finley
in his introduction to "A Pilgrim in
Palestine" We wonder if the pro-
fessor also has things in the news
papers "called to his attention"
In The Tribune of next Saturday we
expect to have an article based on a
number Of letters of Joseph Conrad
written shortly before the publication
Of his new novel, "The Arrow, of Cold"
We think these letters will show Con-
rad as not at all the aloof person
pictured in the minds Of some of his
readers. Other features which are in
preparation are an article on book
bargains for INDECENT collectors and 8
review of William Draper Lewis's "Life
of Theodore Roosevelt" by Senator
Hiram Johnson.
Enclosed find a poem for About A
Column" writes Clarence M. Lindsay.
Don't give all the books away in that
case until this gets in"
Faith always did move mountains
and we don't see our way clear to re-
fusing book to Mr.. Lindsay even it
wo don't use his poem.
Once upon time we thought "Of
making many books there la no end"
was humorous line