Evening star., 1922-08-20


has way that stops one
short to listen and to look
Not so long ago he called startled
attention to the rising tide of color,
clothing this bare fact in the full
meaning of it's ultimate effect on the
white mans civilization. Today ne
concerns himself with another vital
theme-"The Revolt Against Civiliza-
ton" or The Menace of the Under
Man" So short has been mans
existence, as man-so the argument
runs-tnat his instructive drift Is
backward-a regressive movement,
not progressive one-toward the
barbarian, the savage. the ape-mah
from whom. through the uncountaoie
years. he so slowly reached man 5
estate. Coupled with this basic fact
is another one-that of the iron law
of inequality. which, upon the most
curSory examination. does away Win
the delusive doctrine OF naturai
equality" These two Fundamentals
working together, separate man lnlo
two classes-an overwhelming ma,
jority of the inferior. a scant hanuIui
of the superior. 1t is upon the latter
and smaller class. however, that the
burden of future civilization lies. IL
Is from the former that the really
serious menace comes-a blow to the
modern political cult of democracy.
This menace of the "under man IS
at hand. A thousand manifestations
of destruction embody his lnstlncLise
drift back toward animahsm. me
remedy is the creation of new race
nv the small class Of superiors
through a conscious use of the DO
logic power of selection. through the
intelligent will to perfect the human.
The horse Is bred to speed, OF
IN
man. Why not breed man TO per1sc-
ton? EugenicS-a mtsused "oro-
is the agency by which, alone, there
may be produced in the long future
a new race. A "neo-aristocracy, tne
author names this achievement. but
he does not mean at all the old
political aIistocracy. Instead. ne is
pointing upon a new philosophy OF
racial perfection rescued, by lnteln
eence and will. from the chaos OF
democracy. Along the way OK ms ms
argument the author discounts the
power of environment as buiidins
force when it is evaluated beside the
supreme effect of biologic influence
or heredity itself. Logical and ar
resting is the line of thinking set up
here. An amazing drama of life. A
brilliant exposition of that "mySterl-
GUS primal urge which. raising man
from the beast, lifts his eyes to the
stars"
MOLTkE. BY Lieut.. Col. F. E: Whit
ton, C. NJ G.. author of "a History
of Poland" etc. New YORK: Hen
ry Holt & Co.
The long stretch of Moltke's life
coincided with the whole of the nine
teenth century-sa.e for scant nine
wears at the end of it. During the
productive years of this life his work
was to make of the lately reSuScitated
Prussian army machine or periect
f0y NOT II
unctioning-preclse ana autohhatlS-
q machine fitted to definite. complex
and elaborate war plans. The vision
of the man. like that of Bismarck,
was greater Germany. more glorl-
Gus fatherland. War was the buSl-
ness of Moltke And this is the story
of that business. developed and per
fected through the war with Austria
in 1866. and the Franco-Prussian war
in 1870 Perpetual peace, sald
Moltke, 'is a dream. and it is not
even a beautiful dream. War is an an
element in the order of the world
ordained by God In it the nobiest
virtues of mankind are developed:
courage and the abnegation of self.
faithfulneSS to duty. and the spirit
of sacrifice: the soldier gives his life.
Without war the world would stag
nate and lose itself in materialism:
Around the purely professional buSl-
ness of this war specialist the autnor
gathers, on the one hanu, the some
and domestic life. while on the other
hand he defines the national aims of
the Germany of that period. stating
precisely the place of the Moltke war
machine as an instrument of national
realization. AS well as he was able
the author stresses the human side
of Moltke. The subject, however,
does not allow any great amount of
emphasis in this direction. 1t is as
the embodiment of war through
y. nSncs he
Moltke takes his place in history.
This is the authors standpoint of in
vestigAtion. Maps. photography
and a chronological table of events
add to the usefulness of this inter
esting, and most readable chapter of
nineteenth century Germany.
CAPTAIN BLOOD. By Rafael Saba
Frontispiece by N. c. Wyeth. Bos-
ton: Houghton Miff1in Company.
"Scaramouche' is standing sponsor
for Captain Blood" In the face of
such brilliant backing this bold buc-
cancer will not have to stand around
waiting for attention. On the con-
trary, he will be met much more
than half way in whole-hearted well
come A romance of the Caribbean
that goes back to James II of Eng
land, back to European wars that
were reproduced, in miniature. in the
western islands. You recall the sor-
tie of the Duke of Monmouth, out for
the English throne, and the battle OF
Sedgemoor from which traitors ana
near-traitors and innocent men we're
rounded up, hanged out of hand. or
sold into slavery to the West India
Islands. Capt. Blood, wholly innocent.
was among those transported to the
west. A fine fellow-a most capti-
waiting one-as you will see. Mentally
black-and- blue from the sheer in
Justice done him, the captain turns
buccaneer-a not wholly -disgraceful
life In those days-and from that mo-
ment of decision on to the last word
of this action you will find yourself
oblivious to present surroundings,
while you move back nearly two and
q half centuries, to go a-Sallfng ana
a-pirating with this brave and re-
sourceful and chivalrous sea-robber.
Great story-even better than "Scara-
mouche"-and what more could one
say about it!
HEARTBEAT. BY Stacy Aumonier.
author of rJust Outside" etc New
York: Boni & Liveright.
Under the figure of the rhythmic
heartbeat - expansion, contraction,
expansion-this writer deals with the
equally rhythmic movement Of in
dividual life itself. In this case 1t is
the life of an English girl. The first
any other girlhood. This comes to
an end with the death of her father,
power In the government, and the
disclosure that the girl Is an illegiti-
mate daughter. the mother an incon-
spicuous actress. The girl. repudiat
ing support from the fathers will,
goes upon the stage. With no great
talent for acting, her life settles to
that of wifehood. Not able. without
love, to sustain the burden of this
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