Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

Brand Whitlock. United State
minister to Belgium. author o
Forty Years of It." etc. New
York: d. Appleton & Co.
IA R. Brand whitlock's two big
I" volumes of Belgium" prove
xf their quality by the undi-
minished appeal, to the last
word. of their $500 pages of persona
narrative" 1t is. in large measure. the
personal character of the account
that creates and sustains the spien-
did substance of this story of Bel
gium-that is to say, it is Mr.. Whit
locks own partaking of the Belgian
tragedy that makes the narrative so
keenly vital in it's effect. 1t is,
again. his clear ability to fit the word
to the deed, to clothe, the facts in a
transparent revealing speech. that
serves to set the whole great matter
down before the eyes OF the reader
A big story-vital and vivid An
other personal stamp here is that the
story never wastes itself in hatred
and bitterness. Prodigious service
in a thousand unexpected directions
is the keynote of the whole. This
leaves no place for accusations and
recriminations-thou in grave
sincerity of statement. Mr.. Whitlock
makes it clear that the Germans IN
Belgium proved. incontrovertibly.
their title of barbarians. The first
few chapters of this big story sketch.
with loving recollection and INFINITE
grace. the beauty of Belgium in the
spring and early summer of 1914. A
smiling land. this. 'purring with con-
tentment." a busy people. The min
icfor hiYpSalf motoring out from
Brussels at night to the pleasant
home, "Bois Fleuri." There are Wis
itors recreations. long loafings un-
der lovely skies, saunterings in the
charming fields. A nightingale sings
in the nearby trees. and larks shake
down their songs over the golf-links:
Charming-all of it. Then-the war.
After this, q world of work controls
the story-work, whose single point
is to succor. to heal, to mend. at
every possible point of German IN,
humanity and outrage. Associated
with Mr.. Whitiockare many men and
women whom the world has come to
know. To these he pays grateful and
generous tribute. 1t Is great story
which it's author has dedicated 10
Albert /. King of the Belsians.
THE sIX-HOUR DAY; And Other In
dustrial Queationh. BY Lord Lever
hulme. New York: Henry Holt &
Co.
Lord Leyerhulme,. himself an Eng
lish captain of industry" is an en-
ployer of factory labor. In his own
line of business. economy in the cost
of production, therefore, and volume
of product, as well. constitute the
chief factors of his economic problem
His approach to the problem Is some
thing like this: The two active ele-
ments involved in production are men
and machines. The machine could,
without undue loss to itself, work
twice as long as it does, producing
twice as much and even more, were 1t
not handicapped by the limited en-
DURANGO Of its producing partner-the
man. A study Of the man in his work
ing capacity brings Into immediate
prominence the elements Of fatigue
and monotony in their effect. both
upon the volume Of output and upon
its quality. Many experiments follow
to show the effect Of these two eie,
ments on production. At what period
in the days work does fatigue set
in, conspiring with the monotony OF
the machine workers movements, to
slow I'D production and to scale on
from its high quality in any number
of slack-handed makeshifts! The
outcome of these experiments, and
many others contributory to the solu-
'tion of this problem in the economics
of production. is an advocacy OF two
daily working shifts of six hours each
the six-hour working day. The plan
is considered practically, also, frotl
the standpoint Of the employer cap
itaIist And from both points of view
the project is made to appear adj
vantageous in those industries that
are dependent upon the use OF ma
chinery. Lord Leverhulme IL human
being as well As an employer. As
such he plans for the workingman's
hours of extra 1eiSure-when the six
ly diffused reality. Homes, education,
recreation, are In this plan. The
scheme Of education, Consecutive ed
ucation." outlined here is admirable
in it's practical conception of the pur-
pose and application Of education.
Other essays in the volume are on a
level with this frank Study of one Of
the problems Of labor from the stand
point of an employer.
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU; The Tiger
of France. BY Georges LIE Comte.
Translated by Donald Give Stuart
New York: D. Appleton & Co.
This is an intimate study of the
most notable figure in France today
by an enthusiastic compatriot of
Clemenceau himself. In the volume
ct hand NJ. LIE Comte gathers around
the remarkable personality of the
president of the peace conference the
Outstanding facts in a career whose
chief characteristics are an unas-
eailable honesty Of craftsmanship
and an incorruptible patriotism. AS
orator and writer, as fighter, too.
the author presents Clemenceau with
an informality of approach and a
nexibility of touch that make his
discriminating and sympathetic story
a most readable and inspiring record.
The opening chapter sets the pace
and defines the purpose of the rest Of
the study. This chapter lays down
the proof that Clemenceaus life has
been devoted to France and to She
ideals for which France has stood.
The remainder of the study amplifies
and fills in this dominant claim. 1t
is a convincing portrayal, provided
there is any one who needs to be
convinced. 1t is. moreover. an intel
ligent and informing story of the life
of "the tiger of France" who. at
seventy-eight, is one of the worlds
leaders.
THE LIVING CHRIST; And Some
Problems Of Today. By Charles
Wood, D. D. New York: Fleming
II. Revell Company.
The half dozen essays Of this volume
originated as the Harvard William
Belden Noble lectures of 1918, deliv-
cred by DR.. Charles Wood. pastor OF
the Church of the Covenant of this
city. The general purpose underlying
this body of discourse is to state