Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-28
NEWS AND REVIEWS
OF T BOOKS

and the Impressions OF Colonel Ray
mond Robins and Arthur Ransone
scott & settler. New York.
This is the first authentic bioGra PLY
N,oi i,eninc. and The first account of him
, M action since his accession 10 power
The thrse authors tel 'Heir story from
Williams writes from the point OF
y View OF an american Socialist. who
vas close TO Lcninc tor ten critical
months. Colone! Raymond Robins. a.
tativc in Russia. had exceptional o2-
iortunities for contact WIKI the man
IN An oi'icia! capacity. Arthur Ran
zone is 4 British Journalist, whose
-"ports Of the Russian revolution APP
gearcd regularly in the London and
NrW York Times. The book is hrieE
and incidents. which permit The rcaio,
~ form his own opinion o. this man,
who : now p!ayin= Z big part a.!
tac destiny ~ I:urcpc.
Ever since L!oyd George admitted
,Arl% in Fobru"r% ;hat the ecovcry
90! Europe depended on putting RuSSiu
With al her strens;h ANA
into circulation and That kofshe-
@.rrest IN the man who. Is directing
russian affairs has been growing.
What kind OF man is he? VII! he hc
writer's throw light on the question.
Albert Rhys Williams tells mis-
significant incident among Il score OF
others: "A delegation OF w~orkinEmcn
came 10 i.cninc asking him ii he could
I.crco the naturalization Of their
factory. Yes SAID Lcuine. picking up
blank form. 1t Is Il very simple
thing. my part OF it,. But before 1
sign This biank. l mus; ask you "a few
EucStionS. First. do you know where
10 get raw materials io- your fac
'orT? 10 you understand the keep
:Gg OF accounts, and have YOU worked
OUT a method for keeping up produc-
non And finally. may / ask
whether you have found = market in
which 10 sell your ~products?' TO all
srered NO Wei. ro;mradcs.' said thc
btemier. don't goa think you are not
ready TO take over your factory now &!
80 back home and work over these
matters. You viii nMh 1t hard: YOU
cil! mako many biuaders. but YOU w.ll
earn. Then come back in q few
months and we can iake NJ The ma
Colonel Raymond Robins ;clle.
among other things, ho" Lenine celc-
hrated a Red holiday: 1T was Il
Holiday: IL was 4 voorhees, day: but
!.cnine after all. had not been able TO
torsct work. lie had causcd certain
words to he displayed c~onspicuously
everywhere. The me; Robins yes
ihc joyous overthrow OF capitalism
these words cverI wherc said: Labor
discipline. l.anor D.sciDlinc.' Such is
tie tempcranrn; u: l.cnine, the ruler.
.' w ''' iH'' - go
socia!-control state" Colone! Robins
also reports an enlighten.ns CONVEX
sation in which l.enine carefully cX-
plains 10 him the theory O! tho Soviet
government.
FRANCE MD orEsELyEs. BY
fury Company, New York.
We have here a brilliant and timely
discussion OF the intimate relation
mas come about since the United States
intcrvened in the world war. II should
help to clear away the Observation-Disclosures
i"ali&c that the problems Of France
arc in a very real sense our own
II is a collection Of :n;crprctative
studies on :he. 4. L. r.. the work Of
I!enencesu. tho question OF A!sace-
lorraine. the Industrial Transformation
.: France during the war. tho influence
II migratory currents. the reconStric-
ton Of Northern France. the attitude
icancc OF the caillauX case. and the
efforts 70 increase tho birth rate and
% rehabi!itate national finances.
.bout France attracts attention on
both sides o! the Atlantic. lie brings
70 his subject sympathet!c understand.
= question. = wide knowledge Of men
ana events. and a rich BACKGROUND of
experience.
Dr. Gibbons lived in Paris through
out the var and the peace conference.
While the American army was in
france he Travelled in NOR" than ntty
Try OF Foreign Affairs upon INC OK
cent and the spirit OF america inter
tention. In. Appreciation OF his serv-
ices in combating the defeats; prop
Uganda and Interpreting france 70 The
TGited States. Dr. Gibaon. was given
nc Cross Of the Legion Of Honor.
LETTERS or DONALD HA&Kf:Y
with Introduction and notes b. Ed
ward Miller. \. y. r.cniins i. n~vell
This yclans Of personal letters OF
Donald h.ankcy:, mos, OF them wit,
zen 70 .hiS.tatn!iy or 70 thc i~rne-nnst
crest difficult 10 overes.ina;t.. int
mate: human. appealing. the core
.5oondenSs covers han:eE,s @coi!Gs.
'ravel. tho "cars in Australia. and the
i~atetul months nc spent in France -
ne Of he !mmor;a! "I,irst Hundred
>up-ene sacrifice. The sou; o. a gal
ant Christian gentleman o: unuscal
pr2n.sc is seer ,;:ougn the entire
These qu:et, humorous ana delight
'u!ly unconscious u~ttcranc"s q; "a be-
no.d!,g ard juoilant, sniri.n must az,
worth collecting from tn" ohscur!;y
Of private and giving the pub
as tho oest OF books secure. For they
are true human documents. in tneir
interests. in their emotions and in their
expression. and the Mil b. read long
after manv other collections Of letters
nave outlivcd their day. or arc read
only as academic exercises.
IS AMERICA WORTH SAVlNCia Nv
Nicholas Murray But!~:. president af
Holumosa Cniversity. Charles Serb
u"r's sons. Eew York.
II this book. which IS made up o.
addresses originally delivered in nisMv
1arts of the United states. Or. Euti"~
.nalyzes the" temper and tendencies oc
ne times with an eye not only 60 'hc
present. but 70 the historical back
ground which should prove iInfuinat-
nE 70 the solution OF rising problems.
He discusses. among other subjects.
Tic req! labor problem. The nigh cos.
~ living. :hc road 10 durable pcacc.
onG q l"aguc OF nations what IS
nroercss ~ r%oiltirs, problems or pcac.
Ind "rt"r r,"aCr. the Republican PARTY,
- prcscn' duty and opportunity.
GigA"r education. colleges and the ma
;ion, and education after tn~ war.
AS Is generally known. br. Butler
IS ono Of the he~ei-"quippcd men in
America 20 discuss :he SUBJECTS here
mentioned. and no one can perns. N.
present volume without being vastly
- fundamental principles fo- u
'nrirg r. c%is:iNc evils ana unnatural
tendencies.
ThTTEnDEM>IInN ~ Iohn Gals.