Evening star., 1920-02-29
AUERICANIsM VERSUS B0LsHE-
WISE. BY Ole Hanson. New York:
Doubleday, Page & Co.

UTE Al one eXpeCIS II " Ao'
this book by Ole Hanson.
wartime mayor of Seattle
advocates the only kind OF
Americanism that will do FOR this
country-the kind for which Tneo-
dore Roosevelt stands. and will stand
n a noble and inspiring example the
book is record, review, warning e&-
hortation. Its first five chapters give
the story of Seattle and its envlrons
under the traitorous activities OF tne
Yeds 1: war time-activities that took
.E,ct in the shipyard strike. IN .ne
beginnings of a revolution. III saoo.
age, burned mills. spiked logs. 1ores.
fires, burned wheat fields and many
another "damnable and cowaruiy
thing" to obstruct the conduct OF tne
war from the American side one
chanter traces the rise. the trial and
the failure of bolshevism in Europe;
with Russia as the shining mark OF
a new despotism set up by henin an
his disciples. Mr.. Hanson dennes .ne
causes that gave 1ootnoio ~ ,i,,as
ticular ism in America and ne sEes.
also, some of the remedies IN ms
own telling way he sets on ooisneVls'n
against background OF genulne
Americanism, and this in way Una.
carries the facts straisht mo ;s
without doubt another great Amerl-
can-another one. too. with the gIt VI
impressive personality and speech
The book is a joy to one tlreu y.
academic subtleties, and heavenls
visions to one who rises orc rapture
Of the clenched fist and the KNOCKOUT
blow and the rest of the beautl1ui OF =
talities that the situation calls LOT >"
unmistakably.
SOUTH. BY Sir Ernest Shaekleton; ~ -.
V.O. illustrated. New ork' Inc
Macmillan Company.
This is Sir Ernest Shackletons oWn n
story of his last expedition 10 tue
antarctic regions-an expeolL,oh GOV
ering the years 1914-1s1I me cor
been made by the Norwegian. Amuno-
san. who forestallsd Scott by but
few days in this great achievement. I.
One great object, only, OF antarctlc
sailing remained-that of crossing
the south polar continent from sea
to sea 1t was the purpose OF Shack
Teton to give to England the honor
of this final triumph of exploration.
The expedition failed in its op)ect:
However, there remains the tale OF
high adventure involved in trying TO
meet the purpose Of the expedition:
There remains the thrilling story OF
wonderful experiences. of hard days,
Of long and lonely nights OF scenes
of terrible beauty, of hours OF heroic
warfare against this monstrous white
enemy-the vast ice fields Of the
aouth polar seas. The man stun that
Roee into this adventure Is thing
to stir the blood nightly. Wnether
the enterprise is worth the enort Is
bound to be moot auestlen: ma ma
what does concern him is the marvel
OF this adventure. the stir Of the
days, the suspense. the hazard and
the final happiness of the rescue OF
this valiant band OF explorers. a a
A LIVING WAGE. By John A Ryan.
d. d.. LII, D., author of "Distr1bu-
tive Justice" etc. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
This is a discussion OF the wage
question by a recognized authority OF
the Roman Catholic Church. Its pur-
nose is to present the question not
only from the standpoint Of econom-
les. but from that of Christion ethics
and church authority as well. Its i'm
mediate object is to turn an appre-
eiable share Of religious thought ana
effort to a consciously constructive in
fiuence in industrial life. AS an econ
omist of authority this writer reviews
the industrial field. drawing from 1t
mans inherent right, both as an IN
dividual and as member OF socle!y,
TO q living wage. He outlines the
obiigations of employers. Of workers.
OF the state itself. as interdepend-
encies in the economic field and in the
realm Of religious solidarity. The
study il q revision and an aoridg-
ment Of an earlier work oy TINS au.
thor. The revision takes account OF
new elements in the economic situa-
ton. The abridgment makes the
oook practically useful to large
ciA8 OF students on the subject. An
Introduction by Richard T. Ely. Ph- D.,
Ii. D., Of the University OF Wisconsin,
pays tribute both to the authoritative
character Of the discussion and to the
ori9inal standpoint from which its de-
auctions are made.
0NAIZE-BITEs And Other Stories. BY
Robert Hichens. author Of The
Garden Of Allah." etc New York:
George II. Doran Company.
Here are six of Mr.. Hichens' short
stories, At bottom each one is about
q state of mind. about some slant OF
the mind away from normal behavlors
Cases of nerves" as a matter OF fact,
that sharpen the eyes and ears to
strange sights and sounds, that make
use Of intuition and Imagination at
the expense of the usual manner OF
fhinkings. Each case Of nerves Mr..
Hichens dresses up in flesh and blood
and clothes, setting the personality
thus achieved down among its fellow
men and women to work out some
matter of seeming mystery. Inter-
esting tales, these. for Mr.. Hichens
il a practiced hand at story telling,
expert in settings of exotic pattern,
and much at home with the plain
human nature upon which he here
superimposes these odd twists of hal
lucination or other ill balance of the
mental apparatus. The desert plays
large part in these backgrounds, as
it would with this writer. being it
self one of the chief agencies OF mys-
terry, and certainly one OF the CHIEF
elements of charm. The last story,
only three or four pages long. and
the only one in the group that Is
wholly natural and normal. This IS
the story of an English mother whose
soul is possessed by two fears-one.
that her SON will enlist in Kitchener's
army; the other, that he will not en-
list. What becomes of these two
fears makes a story that is simply
great in its fidelity to the situation,
it's human glow, it's power OF re.
stPaint Any short story writer, OF
any time. would be glad. one thinks
to stand as the author OF this story
The book as whole is profoundly
interesting. both for the general sub
stance of the inventions and for the
particular Hichens handiwork.
SOME Personal IMPRESSIONS. By
Take Jonescu. former prime minis
ter of Rumania. Introduction by
viscount Bryce. o. NJ. New York:
Frederick a. Stokes Company.
These impressions cover a wide
range of interesting personalities TO
whom the war gave some added and
special prominence. Among them
stand NJ Poincare. Prince Lichnow-
sky King Charles of Rumania Talaat