New-York tribune., 1919-04-12
Novelist Historian
Var Correspond d N t
Interesting Talks With Exponents of Three
Departments of Current Literature


the literary world of England and dealing
with labor problems be house. is said
be even more striking and important.
Mr. like anything but voice CRYING in tho
wilderness when talked with him day National Arts
Club 1t writer of fiction that the
public, asked him opinion future of fiction
1.-The novel; he said 81 believe be the highest
are more or less sort OF reporting and recording of data the
novel purely creative and will dispute that
art But the real creative novelist of the future
socioog."
"Bu be frightfully dun?"
NO. indeed, sociog novelist must
be artist first and scientist second His felton,
framework which hang his Now pardon
assured him that that that was what
I most wanted him to
"In there is not sno1e word 30
sociological propaganda work depicting
the future will he
Because and people gaining passion living
xamplebut first let me dgre at bt rhs
brought home my already formed
beliefwhen ured to the soldiers Division
many of very young delightful
felows met lot of heaske the searching thoughtful
questions about world problems saying has
intensified this growing passion for living
and only great will hopeless optmst
the destruction Of that spiritual that re
mendous maeaism which has been the introduction of
machinery, of feverih production.
"You will be interested as we parted
that my novel; Democracy which deals with the during
and after the written by my English publishers
for aferwar pueation years the outcome
Of the struggle and have had single
door Irwin Cobb or rather to the office
Of his pubahers the George II. Doran Company.
wanted ask him questions life of
intended But that is as Kpng SAYS an
other story; at least it further in narrative
When voiced my question, Mr. Cobb promptly
You know the correspondent this different
person from what he has been in before"
Having read "The Glory of the Coming"
"The correspondent of continued "used
to be pictured dahng boldly into battle white
glance the whole battle and picture artist
would draw But in those there
gagged on each side This has been
must content himself with yit @ Tt b % % % h 1 ,e s
history"
"You lived with soldiers?"
eyes ndecd them were with them the
trenches and we went over the top with them"
Them knew it would out asked him the question:
a my emerty.
"Now, honestly Mr. Cobb" apoogetcay te me-
entire nous, weren't you scared?"
"Surey knows it, You may shout it
from the housetops wish SO
lying soldiers kinds of men, Out of every
hundred there perhaps mperfecty adjusted
vouy that he cannot stand the Of battle the
and death His Imagination pictures possible which are too
terrible his away he to
pited than censure the SPIRITUAL PATHOLOGY
Then perhaps one more who is SO un
imaginative buned and absolutely
fear He does the most extraordinarily things
praise that he knows no
finer feelings only animal physical bravery ninety
eight those who really
plauds Of thinking quiet moments
ment Of action they nightly apprhensive
fearful But such people they
because they real heroes their duty wonderfully
selcrfcng They those to whom the multitude
their hats"
Seldom does find the combination poet exquisite
Indian poems have recently appeared anthology Path
of the Rainbow" (Bon
Good Morning. Rosamond!" doubleday, Coz
been ramatzcd and historian
(soon to be published by the Yale
volume series of
entertaining history period
Miss Constance Lindsay Skinner.
eve Americans general hsory
said Too frequently taught dull bassed
untrue knowledge American history every American
because it American that he problem of life There
is reason Tor Amercanism and that reason Of hsoy
you that knowledge Of invaluable
for understanding Of what the
Yc and the significance
present has been oure to the American by badly written history The
school authorities and the lbrarinn thankful
busly dscardng volumes of prejudice and propaganda.
"Ihc paroca histories
inculcatcd the foolish
family
greon OF the rest Of the world When affecting
and not being affected by tho Old World"
"You believe that