The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-20
FOUR BOOKS

party no longer is possible. After ex- patiating upon MT. Hardlng's amia- bility and his excellent qualities as an ordinary citizen, and commenting upon his marrow horizon," he fires this broadside:
 MT. Harding Is a good average President, typical President. wheth CT of the United States or of bust ness corporation, just the kind of a mar to put at the head of a going concern where a plodding kind of softness is required of the executive. His point of view on national prob lems Is second hand point of view
 He knows about them what his party | has said about them in its platform, ! on the stump in the press. He &C., l cepted the accepted opinions. No magic wrought by election to the presidency could make of him a great representative of the national purpose or endow him with deep understand Ing of national problems.
 Nothing in Its Place I've haven't executive domination" |" the author goes on, "and we haven't anything in its place. We voted to go back to the nineties (the days of Mc- Kinley), but we haven't got there. There is no Mark Hanna speaking for business and for party to make | the system work.
 eve need a new picture in our heads of what government should be and where It's authority should center. | We have none."
 On and on-pesslmistically or per haps qualifying that term. I should say n-optimistically," the author of "Behind the Mirrors" leads up to the last chapter (which I have referred to first-thereby putting the cart be- fore the horse), in which he declares in effect that so buoyant is the nature of man, and so strong the belief in ultimate wisdom and Justice, especial ly in case of citizens of this great and glorious commonwealth, that eventually, perhaps in thousand years, our democracy will have jus tified itself and become the perfect thing which all of us who are ideal ists would have 1t.
 "Memoirs of the Crown
 Prince of Germany"
 In the Memoirs of the Crown
 Prince of Germany" Charles Scrib-
 ners' Sons, publishers, New York city we learn that to the ex-Crown Prince of Germany his father was al-
 ways "The Kaiser" friendly and In
 his way loving to his children. but by the nature of things he had none
 too much time to devote to us.'
 The Princess was the only one of
 the children who succeeded in child had in gaining a snug place in hls heart. If they entered his stduy, a | thing which never exactly pleased him, the author says. i've had to hold our hands behind us lest we might | lruocL Gorne etbi,o of aF Ia i tables" All were taught military sub ordination and reverence for the Kaiser from infancy, "and this en- gendered in us a certain shyness and misgiving."r
 The Crown Prince expresses the be- lief that the first severe blow the Kaiser received was the failure of Prince von Bulow to give him the support he expected In his struggle with the Reichstag in November, 1908. This incident, 1t will be remembered, grew out of the publication of the Kaiser's statements regarding the im- provements of the relations between England and Germany These were In the form of an interview and were published In the London Daily Tele- graph. The manuscript had been for warded to the Kaiser and by him sub mitted to the imperial chancellor who reported that he could see no objec- ton to their publication.
 Two Days fin the Reichstae For two days the Reichstag ragged at the Kaiser; all the dissatisfaction with his methods and his rule that had been accumulating for two deo- ades burst forth in an unimpeded stream. The man whom the Kaiser depended upon to stand by him and defend him shrugged his shoulders and shuffled off with scarce con- cealed gesture of resignation. Prince von Bulow's task was difficult but 'it was perfectly compreh ensible that the Kaiser-who saw himself suddenly and for the first time face to face with an almost united opposition of the people-was wrenched out of his security and confidence and felt that he had been deserted and abandoned by the chancellor"
 T was shocked by his appearance" I" writes the Crown Prince of his fath- CT. "Only once since have seen him thus. It was 10 years later on the fatal date at Spa when General Gro ner struck away his last foothold, and. with shrug coldly destroyed his belief in the fidelity of his army" Referring again to this incident, the | Crown Prince says: His joyous read mess of decision. intrepid energy of will, till then undaunted were sud-