Evening star., 1921-06-05


BILE conference at Paris in
1888 finds its first COM
prehepsive and authoritative express
sion within these pages. Here is
told. by those who sat in conference
day by day with the heads Of states.
the story of the negotiations which
brought about the peace with the
central empires. Ieee are the facts.
and not the rumors and gossip picked
up like crumbs from a bountiful ta-
BILE, and which many put into books
to meet the hunger for information
concerning one of the momentous
events in history" This. in parkA is
the statement of Edward NJ. IIouse
concerning the book in hand. The
book itself is made up of the reports
of the specially appointed group Of
followed out some specific line of
investigation bearing upon the sub
ject matter of the peace conference.
Each of these reports, moreover, is
carried forward into the conference
itself The part it played in the
general discussion. together with it's
final acceptance or rejection. is also
given. One report gives the origin
and formation Of this inquiry" OF
American specialists. One describes
the organization of the peace con-
ference itself and it's ultimate change
daries of Germany. Another follows
the subject of Poland. One analyzes
the facts Of Constantinople and the
Balkans. ReparatiOns, the economic
settlement. the problems of disarma-
ment. the making of the league OF
I, +
ed in this comprehensive volume. The
book is invaluable as authentic ms
tory. 1t gives the political. his,
torical. economic situation Of all
Europe at the close of the war. II
is. moreover. the standing ground
for all future action. 1t is the pic
ture of the greatest dramatic moment
| in the history of modern times, if
not Of all times. 1t stands as the
American text book of the Paris
peace conference and its stupendous
implications.
CHRIST'S OFFSPRING; Or. Spiritual
! Generation. BY Sibyl Marvin Hus-
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Serious and Independent thinking
| lies back of this little book. It's
! theme is the birth and growth OF
spirituality in the world. Both sci
! cnce and religion support this theor!
4 of progress from lower to higher lev
| els OF existence. From untold ages
the slow advance has been going, on
certain peaks of achievement stand
ing out here and there to point stages
| in this progression. Christ. in the
| symbolism of His birth. together with
The effects of HIS life and teachings
forms the foundation Of this inter
probation. Upon it the author pro-
jects in a continuous line the teach.
| ings of Mary Baker Eddy as a splendid
demonstration of the spiritual success
sion which. set up by Christ Himself
| has been reaffirmed and established IL
the sight of all men by the founder
Of the doctrine OF Christian Science
The exposition is supported through
out by the parallel use Of the Ribl'
and Science and Health. If one find:
himself wishing now and then in thi!
Ireading that the language OF the au
thor were less tinged with symbols
meanings. he is, despite this wish
Thoroughly impressed with the orig
inality of this very serious study ant
with the sincerity of the author
own attitude toward the subject.
THE KAISER vs.. BISMARCK. Trans
lated by Bernard Mall. New York
! Harper & Bros.
Only about a year ago William Ho
ihenZO1lern made a new effort to hay
the letters contained in this volum
suppressed. They are his own letter
!
Of the time when he began to fee
that the iron chancellor must be dis
missed from his exalted Office. A
one may judge. these are most re
:; vealing letters. openly expressing tn
erratic violence of the former kaise
under restraint of any sort. In NJ
lesser degree do they show. also. tn
vanity of the man. his childishness
his willingness. his general unfitnes
, for the place in which he found him
self. To the letters there is adde,
new chapters in Rismarck's a6tobi
ography. chapters that demonstrate
the chancellor's fear of a future wa
under the instigation of the irrespon
sible head of the German empire. !
historical Introduction to this fresl
volume of German events by Prot
iCharles Downer HaZen. professor O
history Of Columbia University
rounds the volume to an illuminating
new view Of Germany in recent years
QUICksANDs OF YOUTH. By Frank
nm Chase HOyt. New York
Charles Scribner's Sons.
As judge of the chiidren's court o
New York. this writer has had excel
lent opportunities to seize upon th'
facts that lie back of this volume. l
is the human quality of the storie.
look in the hands of those who hav,
dealings with children-with all chill
dren. not alone those who have step
ped across the law line. Judge Hoy
is in full possession Of the fact tha
children are tremendously preoccu
pied in realizing themselves. and tina
sometimes. often. in fact. this process.
is in direct opposition to certain rule.
and regulations imposed by their un
sympathetic elders. 1t is this fact O.
sympathy. between the writer anG
| children, that gives point to these
| tales of the Juvenile court of a grea
city. II. by chance, grown-ups gen.
orally. and community workers. ant
tsuch like. are really interested ts
know the children that they are try.
ing SO laboriously to mend. there i.
hardly a means better calculated Il
tadvance their. acquaintance with tn.
Juveniles than this pathetic and hu.
morous and sincere little book.
THE WRONG TWIN. By Harry Will
son. author of "Ruggles Of Rec
Cap" etc. Illustrated BY Frederi.
r. Gruger. New York; Doubleday
| Page & Co.
| Almost any conventional family oi
the small-town aristocracy, in neeG
of a son which their own blood had
failed to produce. would have adopt.
ed the Merle twin of vagyant Dave
| Cowan rather than the Wilbur twin
And II the war had not come along
to pry secluded Newbern Center ope1
| and to pour it out into the World
| stream of events, the Whjpple fam
1 lily would have been much longer in
| making the discovery that they had
| chosen tho wrong twin to support
the family honor and to inherit its
wealth. Out of the boyhood and
the setting of Newbern Center. Mr.
| Wilson makes a delightful story. He