Evening star., 1921-05-22

| V1k government, since In Russia there
is at present 10 alternative to that
| government. This scheme posits a
communist state and a capitalist state
as partners. Impossible. Lenin and
Mr.. Wells both admit this. Therefore
International trust. from which the
captious heads of the bolshevik gov
! ernment can be brought to accept the
economic support Of which his coun-
try stands SO sorely in need. To the
average reader it looks like a mere
Mr.. Wells is immensely interesting
here when he confines himself to
what he really saw in his short stay
| in Russia He is trained to see. He
| is practiced in the art Of expression.
| One comes into possession. therefore.
Iout Of these pages of many new points
of view Of high Importance that the
! less competent observer in Russia
passed over as negligible or non-ex-
! istent
| AMERICAN FOOTPRINTS IN PARIS.
BY Francois Boucher and Frances
Wilson Huard. New York: George
H. Doran Company.
A novel and admirable guide book.
[ Imagine yourself. an American. IN
Paris for the time being. You find
yourself. by chance or otherwise. In
some street, any street. The book In
hand gives you the name OF that
street, standing in an alphabetical list.
it belongs. A touch Of history places
the origin and character of this street
| In the growth Of the city. Within the
street the book points out this house
sesses either general historic interest
or holds some special appeal to the
American. For instance, on the hrst
page. stands the name of Rue d'An-
tn
states, briefly, that the Expiatory
Chapel here occupies the site Of the
old Cemetery Madeleine. where are
| buried many victims of the Revolu-
ton among them tSuis %u XVI t,as ana atsaat ma
Lafayette died. May 20. 1894: At No:
| IS. also. is the site Of the house of
Gen. Moreau. who after many politi-
cal misadventures at home was exiled.
Coming to America. he lived in New
his house to Gen. Bernadotte. who
afterward became Charles XIV Of
Sweden. And SO the book goes on
in this intimate and informing link
tai. It's authors stand for its accu-
racy. M. Boucher is curator Of the
Musee Carnavalet. Paris. Mrs. Huard
is the American wife Of Charles
rounds to an extra value by q list
of American consuls in Paris. from
1889 forward, and by a list Of Ameri-
can writer's in Paris. A summary Of
| the American charitable organizations
in Paris is also given. One would
thoroughly enjoy by way of this ex-
cellent book the hunting Of America
CREOLE FAMILIES OF NEW Or
LEANS. BY Grace King. author Of
New Orleans; the Place and the
People," etc. Illustrations by E.
Woodward. New York: The Mac
milan Company.
This record goes back two hundred
years and more. to the French and
Accompanying and following Bien-
vile in his determination to found a
city at the mouth of the Mississippi
were French and Spanish colonials Of
rank whom the spirit Of enterprise
and adventure sent to the new world.
Creole element which gives to this
particular city of the south its ex-
otic character and atmosphere. The
book in hand stands as bibliography
Of these early settlers and their de-
scendants. together with the part
United States itself. It is. moreover,
a comprehe nsive and useful guide to
the colonial founders Of Louisiana. A
word Of appreciation is due the artist
whose quantity attractive iIlustra-
tons add to the general picture which
the author herself has SO painstak-
ingly set here for the reader and the
student:
IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO
YOUs A Contemporary Portrait Of
Central and Eastern Europe. BY
Coningsby Dawson, author Of Tho
Test of Scarlet" etc. New York:
John Lane Company.
stay by one hour in and out. And
! that, certainly. Is what the author
designs. These pictures are Of tho
starving women and children of east
ern Europe. pictures so vivid As to
no one in this bountful world is really
starving, after all. Beyond these OBJ
! servations Of fact Mr.. Dawson looks
/ about for the reasons behind this
overriding continuance Of postwar
stasnation and distress. These he
discusses in the light Of the allied
peace decisions. which have created
in central and eastern Europe not
one. but many Alsace-Lorraines. all
productive of prolonged unrest and
suits. Hunger is the supreme malady
Of this region. A practical business
program is it's only cure. Without this
| worldwide application OF business pfin-
| Clple8 10 Ll1e SITUATION tne peoples Oh
this zone are open to the overtures of
bolshevism. or any other agency that
offers. or promises, quick relief from
widespread and pressing misery. The
appeal Of the vivid portrayal is a
| strongly personal one into which the
author throws the passion of keen
! sympathy and broad comprehen-
sion.
THE DESERT FIDDLER. By VIII
liam H. Handy. author Of Getting
and Holding" etc. illustrated by
ralph P. Coleman. New York:
Doubleday. Page & Co.
| This adventure is set in the Imperial
valley. along the Mexican line. A
good share Of its interest rests upon
this fact The Imperial valley il =
miracle that was wrought when =
great river and a great road builder
rich granary out Of the chemical COM
pound of an age-old desert. One likes
to read about u. Here Mr.. Handy
places his hero and sets him to the
Job Of keeping about one ahead of
| the tactics Of a modern business
shark. This hero Is the fiddler who
figures in the title-a young fellow
who has a streak Of idealism In his
plain honesty and common sense. The
on both sides Of the national line.
! giving temporary advantage to the
tricky deals in cotton that the sharper
is trying to put over. It moves along
its day-by-day course with the hard
times Of the cotton planter in this
region. making good pictures Of the
part that the river plays in this en-
terprise. a part. too. that gives many
q critical turn to the story itself. A
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