Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

want. .awlessness, anarchy. With the
| outlook of a man of affairs Mr.. Glib
| bon reviews the industrial and eco
nomic development of Mexico at the
| motors Business experience backs
| this survey. An unsentimental atti-
| tude commends 1t at once to general
consideration. Unbitten by the bug
| of reform. this plain and common
sensible writer aims solely to state
| the economic case Of Mexico under
the administration of it's present
official chief. An outline of Mexican
| history rises here to somewha
hopeful climax under the progressive
despotism of Porfirio Diaz. declining
, sharply from this false dawn enlight-
ened advance to the unrelieved gloom
| of the present outlook. A tentative
plan. suggestion merely. for the out
| lying nations, particularly for the
| United states, brings to a close this
straightforward statement of the case
of Mexico. In so far as the facts of
this disclosure are concerned the
writer has gone to great pains to but
| tress them by every official and first
hand means available. The interpre-
tations growing out of these facts
are. as has already been said, char
! acterized by an all-around business
| competency to draw conclusions Iogi-
cai!y. An informing book on the sub
SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE PHIL
IPPINES. BY Maxine M. kalaw.
author of The Case of the Fill
plnos. illustrated with photo
graphs. New York: The Century
Company.
with the cause of Philippine indie
pendence very much at heart, Maxine
kalaw here reviews the Philippine
situation in proof of the readiness
OF o., that country for self-government
i MS review covers in detail the no
iitlcal experiment by which the peo-
pie have been educated in the basic
principles of constitutional control.
by which the machinery of such gov
eminent has been created and set in
na9.lon. by which the Filipino him
self has demonstrated a capacity for
leadership. Buttressing this politi-
cal survey is summary of the in
dustr1al and economic development
or the islands, an outlook upon the
purposes and achievements of edu-
contribution to progress and civili-
cation in general The story is that
of an enthusiast in the field under
consideration. Mr.. Kalaw believes
in his people. He is convinced, past
DOUBT. or their readiness to govern
u.
the. Filipinos have been promised
their independence. The book. in
sum. claims that the conditions have
been met and that all that remains
for this country to do is to live up
to its agreement. Apart from its di-
rect political purpose Of fastening the
cause OF Philippine independence, the
study gives to the general reader an
informing summary of the present
condition of the people with whom
it deals.
FATHER TOM; Life and Letters of
Rev. Thomas p. Mclaughlin. BY
Peter P. Mclaughlin. Illustrated
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons
One measures, in part, the low that
this book will bring to the friends
ana acquaintances of Father Tom"
by the delight that it gives to one
who did not know him at all. Here
is such big-hearted man-Irishman,
priest. scholar, power-one so over
flowing with the kindness and joy
of life. that it is a refreshment to
step into the wholesome atmosphere
OF his presence. In so far as this
is possible the author has let his
brother-Father Tom himself-tell
the story of his life and work by
way of personal and informal letters
written to this and that one of his
friends and relatives. The touch,
therefore. is intimate and wholly in
the nature of the friendly approach
rich and useful life spreads out
here. Hard work. lifted by a buoyant
and unconquerable spirit. takes on
almost the easy attitude of recrea-
ton. Good deeds spring joyously
out OF the sumptuous nature of the
doer Of them. This true story of
real man is, to the reader. an ad-
venture into some rich country of
wide opportunity and of big heroic
movement.
THE YOUNG VISITORS; or, Mr.. Sal
Preface by J. NJ. Barrie. New York:
George H. Doran Company
One has. first to see this book
Then, Immediately. he covets it. For
upon its first page is a picture of it's
gloriously triumphant authorage, nine
years. One look at this face, so COM
placently conscious of it's own power,
speed. There he meets Mr.. Salteena
to whom he swears immediate ale
glance. sticking close to his side
through the ups and downs Of an I'M
certain courtship and the final trag-
edy of an unrequited love. Bernard
Clark. the successful lover, and Ethel
the disturbing lady in the case, are
well worth ones while, but 1T is Mr.
Salteena who captivates one complete
ly. In an Introduction Mr.. Barrie tells
US some things about the story and
it's author theme that brings out
the Barrie essence deliciously. Indeed
this author and this sponsor make an
incompatible pair The manuscript"
he informs US, lis in pencil in stout
little notebook twopence), and there
it has lain for years. for though
the authoress was nine when she
wrote it she is now grown woman"
And further along, THE lady she had
grown into gives me few particu
lars of this child she used to be,
and is evidently a little scared by
her" No wonder. What circumspect
lady, as this grown woman" evil
IDENTIFY is, would not look with ap-
prehension upon the possibility that
this lawless genius might break out
again in her some day. One shares
the hope Of Hugh Walpole that Mr..
Salteena will become part of the
English language like the Mad Hat
ter and the Mock Turtle" London
has shown exceedingly good sense,
according to Mr.. Walpole. in leap
ing upon him so swiftly and eating
up four editions of him in a month"