Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08

Harold Glenn Moulton. Pm. D., au-
thor of 1.-THE Financial Organiza-
ton of Society,"" New York: The
Ronald. Press Company.
7HE general purpose of this
book is to gather and present
constructive outlook upon
the present chaos of the eco
nomic world. In substance it is an
analysis of the economic situation
created by the war. In objective it
is program drawn off from the
findings of this analysis. In plan it is
of text book measure-concise, salient
in point. organized for the ready seiz-
ure of vital facts. In manner 1t Is
clear. vigorous. readable discussion
For more than three years now the
world has promised and performed
under the urge of emotion alone rear
on the one hand and groundless nope
on the other have failed to reJoint an
unhinged world. 1t Is time to leave
these utilities. time to turn the nina
fact offered by these writer's is that
the world is an economic unit. IT is
an organism, as the human BODY ~
an organism. affected throughout by
disease or failure in any of its parts.
From this foundation fact all the rest
is the life of the economic and sociai
world. Trade-restored, free, huld'
balanced-is the pivot of the imme-
date future. From this fact the pro
gram emerges-a progi am FOR euro
pean countries. program Tor Ameri-
ca as we'll. The American program
our first interest-points to the can
collation. Of allied debts to our gov
eminent, to lower tariffs, to Lending
money abroad for purely reconstruc-
tive purposes, to sending gold to EN-
rope in order to restore its gold
standard. to reduction Of maDlents:
Such is the trend of this intensive ana
authoritative study. 1t suffers the
misfortune Of all books. A book Is an
exclusive thing. Few get lnto thelh'
What ought to be done with TINS par
ticular book is to separate 1t INTO
leaflets and then to preach leafet-
in simple sledge-hammer waF-eFery
day in the newspaper. The newspaper
is the average mans book. 1T Is she
place for the basic facts OF TINS les,
son in world economies and Wof.u
business.
LOVERS AND FRIENDS. By r: F.
Benson, author Of "Dodo.' etc. New
York: George H. Doran Company.
Every young man in love secretly
believes himself to Se the pysmaiiol.
who has Weakened to life the marble
maiden of his choice. The most OF
his time thereafter is. to be sure.
taken up with realizations OF ms
mistake. For the purpose OF inns
social drama Mr.. Benson selects one
of these deluded sons of the org
inal Pygmalion and sets him TO
dreaming over a marble head and
shoulders that he has found in his
artistic quests. That is but pre-
liminary to give cast to the Enelish
youth himself Soon the human
of
ness appears and the drama goes on
by the way of the efforts of the
Young man to breathe the breath OF
life into this cool English girl.
very pretty theme that serves Mr..
Benson exceedingly well as medium
for his ripe and genial Unlocking
upon human nature as it is; Never
a cynic-too soft, too smiling. too
kind for that-but n shrewd observer
who plays in adroit phrases with the
foibles of folks about him.
,, ROMANCE TO THE RESCUE. By
Denis Mackail author of What
Next?" Boston: Houghton Mfffiin
Company.
A really interesting person appears TO
be as rare as hens. teeth are SCARF
So coming across all r. '. OF this SORT.
whether in a book or out OF it. one mas
reason TO rejoice and be exceedingly
glad. And this is just what one does
come upon in Romance to the Rescue.
| rather does he come upon two thor
oughly enjoyable people-Leo Cart
wright and his wife. Helen Cartwright.
Divorced. to be sure for these twenty
flve years and really decent to eacn
other notwithstanding. The story Is
! placed in the theatrical world OF Lon
! DON Leo Cartwright is actor. manager.
"chief," and a real man absorbed in his
ma rticular art. There Is not much plot
| to this story. There does not need 70
! be. The wife writes a play. "R '.s.asans
comes into the hands of the husband
under the name OF some unknown
young writer. The action, such as there
is. hinges upon this incident. a few
! other people are in the story in a kind
of supernumerary role. The interest
centers in the two chief characters.
And, does it? Is it not rather in this
AUTHORIZATIONS. brimmins with Wit
that has little sharp points all over 1t,
cd, romantic-oh, altogether captivat.
! ing. Read Romance to the Rescue.
! Just to see if this is not true about the
writer, and to get acquainted with Leo
! Cartwright.
THE HIDDEN FORCE. BY Louis
[ Couperus. author Of Majesty etc.
Translated by Alexander Teixeira
! de Mattos. New York: Dodd' Mead
| G. Co.
Dutch rule in the Insulinde, as Hol-
Hand has named her East Indian pos
sessions. In specific action 1t is
story CT modern Java, whose purpose
| is to show the effect of this exotic
existence upon the moral fiber OF the
western man. or woman. who spends
T; long periods in this region. The de-
tails Of the story have to do with the
! life of the Dutch governor who ad-
minister's 4 remote district in Java.
i L. Ii. e. hpp hi q
staff of assistants, the story opens at
the high tide of this governors sue
cess. From this point onward the
movement is that of a slow and subtle
decline in the physical and moral fiber
! of these aliens. Around them is pic
tured the full content of native Java
nese life, a situation with which this
author is as intimately familiar as
he is realistic in portrayal. A fine
study that appeals to the discrimi-
ldati9n of the story, for the finished
vehicle of this inner Significance and
for the authentic and rich picture of
! the region that makes a setting for
the action itself.
| ROSE AND ROSE. BY z. V. Lucas.
author Of "verena in the Midst
etc. New York: George H. Doran
/ Company.
This Is the story of a bachelor
who became the yicarious father. first
Of Rose herself and then of her
daughter, the other Rose. At once
it becomes plain that this is a perfect
Lucas theme. Nobody else could
| make real father out of this
material. Nobody else could make
children more lifelike- and really
human than these two are. No
body else could spread over the
web of everyday incident an atmos-
phere more soft and alluring. a
humor more tender and engaging