Evening star., 1921-06-26

SENAIE OF THE
STATES; And Other Addresses. By
Henry Cabot Lodge. author of "The
Story of the Revolution" etc. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
1.-TWO essays are outstanding
here. "A tower Is fallen.
star is set" is the opening
Of one Of these. This is the
memorial address to Theodore Roose-
welt given before the Congress by
Senator Lodge. This is a friends
eulogy to his dead friend. a states
mans estimate of another statesman.
mans homage to a man. In ex-
ternals it sums to a noble .>'ece OF
literature. The other one mas for its
theme the Senate of the United
States. The author tells of the origin
OF this highly specialized organ OF
the general government as con-
cession to the sovereign states for
the transfer of the will Of the people
to that central power. He tells Of its
nature or functions. He cites the
constitutional amendment which. in
1913. changed. merely. the method Of
electing senator's, with no resulting
change in either powers or essential
attributes of this body. He reviews
tHese po"eTS, showing CoHCIeIeAJ
their effects at one or another Of the
critical points in the national life.
The essay is. in sum, an analysis OF
the United States Senate and a survey
of the essentials of it's history for
the hundred and th,rty-two years OF
it's existence. BY virtue Of the au-
thor's long membership in this body,
by his keen participation in its i'm
portant activities, this study becomes
a vivid matter that links up the
past and present of the United States
Senate in a useful and interesting
summary. The other essays Of this
volume, largely literary in character.
are attractive bits out of the mind
of scholarly, and seasoned man.
SURPRISES OF LIFE. BY Georges
Clemenceau. author of THE
Strongest" etc. Translated by
Grace Hall. New York: Doubleday.
Page & Co.
From the city. from the country
from any place where human nature
could be caught acting up to its in
nermost promptings. Georges Ciemen-
ceau drew these twenty sketches.
And no twist or turn in this human
nature appears to have escaped the
eye Of the chronicler. At Passy an
old negro from the Guinea coast
gave him one story. A bad neigh-
bor gave rise to another. The Wis
dom Of the mad produced another
The makeshifts of the poachers to
escape the penalties of their misde-
meanors started off another one.
Flower O. the Wheat was the pref
tiest girl in my village is the turing
commencement of another one. There
are nature studies of genuine anec-
tion and acumen-one about nests
and one stirring and tragic domestic
drama wherein a pigeon family was
broken up by the fatal fascinatlons
of snow-white female dove. Here
is a beautiful touch: in her very
bedroom the lady of the manor gave
shelter to the swallows. Traces OF
nests may still he seen on the great
rafters of the ceiling. In spring. the
travellers arriving from their great
journey would come tapping with
beak and claw at the high WINDOWS
The aged dame would Immediately
rise and let in her friends: Greet
ings would ensue-enthusiastic greet
ings after the long separation. Three
or four birds would wheel about the
vast chamber, with little sharp cries
expressing joy in their return and
their hospitable reception, Ihey
perched on the great wardrobes and
twittered for happiness. their little
ruby throats swelling below their
black hoods" What pleasure to
hear a tiger" roar to this soft pitch
Wonderful little pictures. these, done
in the lines Of exact truth and In the
tints Of complete sympathy.
OUT OF MY LIFE. By Marshal Won
Hindenburg. Translated by r. "A.
Holt. New York: Harper & Bros.
In these two volumes Marshal Won
Hindenburg goes back over ms NE
to recount the steps by which he rose
to the high position which he. finally,
achieved. A brief chapter covers the
youth and parentage of the writer:
From this point the story Is that OF
the soldier in training. and then tnat
hard work and of complete devotion
to the fatherland. 1t is OF value
to follow the external pursuits that
finally made Hindenburg Hindenours.
1t is much more interesting 10
trace the states of mind that served
these, without the shadow Of turn
ing, bear always upon the grandeur
and the glory Of the fatherland. upon
the exaItation. "My-all-highest war
lord" To the military man the study
will be Of absorbing interest. SINCE
lens of the German side or the con-
flict in the great war, as 1t gives. aiso'
The solutions of the problems IN tnis'
or that, of attack or counter attack'
Of general campaign and special tac-
tics. I'm my view, war with America
was inevitable at the end of January.
1917" looks out from one page. On
other pages other significant SEN
tences stand forth. The story rises
the end, to a new hopefulness; ror
the time being flood OF WHO po-
iiticaI passions has overwhelmed the
ancient structure of our state, and ap-
parently destroyed our sacred tradl-
lions. Yet this flood will subside:
Then from the tempestuous seas OF
our national life will once more ;,l,
neriaI house-to which the hopes OF
our fathers clung in days OF yore'
and on which the future OF our IA
therland was confidently set. nearly
half a century ago. by our own ef-
forts"
THE CASE OF KOREA. By Henry
Chung. A. NJ, PHI. D.: author OF
"The Oriental Policy of the United
states" etc. New York: Fleming
H. Revell Company.
AS the title of this book implies. its
contents possess the characteristics
Of evidence. This evidence sums to
both argument and plea against the
absorption of Korea by Japan. ine
bulk of the testimony covers the pc
riod of the Japanese protectorate.
The rest of it draws out OF the MS
tory of the country proof OF the ca
nacity of the Koreans for independ<
ent seIf-government. The former
sets aside, as either deliberately false
or logically unsound. Japan's reasons
for assuming the protectorate. II
then goes on to show that the Nip
ponese administration has been one of
exploitation, greed, tyranny and
c1ear intent to provincialize the Her
nit Kingdom. reducing its people to
the status Of complete subjugatlon'
Compared with China and Korea,
Ianan is an upstart nation, Prussian
in outlook and method. Quoting from
many corroborative sources, the au--
thor gives in full detail the effect of
Japan upon every department of Ko-
rean life. Himself a Korean. educated