Evening star., 1922-01-15

Il"O write any book is an ad-
venture" says Mr.. Hage-
dorm, ''bHt to write this
- book has been a nay and
romantic experience" And these are
exactly the qualities-qualtties, ,sof ro-
nance and gayety-that the author
has preserved in this story Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, rancher In the Bad
Lands of Dakota. This story, SO filled
with activity-with the peculiar Roose
welt activity-is a chapter in the fife
of the great American withoutswhich
readers would be appreciabiy poorer.
1t Is Of the essence of the man him
self. vigorous, restless, friendly to
; every sort of straight dealing man OF
woman, at home in the rough setting
happy In the out-of-doors. enjoying
It all, whatever the Bad Lands had to
oner, either Of discomfort or comfort
! reforming along the way. exemplify-
ing the 'fair deal" and knitting him
self fast to the hearts of these cattle
men of the northwest. Another pic
turesqne ngure goes along, usually or
the other side Of the fence, In this
| neighborhood of Roosevelt. This /.
Antoine de Vallombrosa. Marquis de
Mores. q white lily of France" whose
! career runs here in sharp and inter.
| esting contrast to that of Roosevelt,
| himself. 1t is story of absorbing ia.
! terest. One races through it as If Il
were a pure romance Of high adven.
| ture, stopping now and then to realize
I that 1t is chapter out Of the rea'
| life Of a beloved rompatriot. The
| chapter is only about four years long
but 1t is packed with interest at ever's
I tur1.-The book belongs to the Roose
/ Welt Memorial Association, and will
] contribute to the funds Of this body
One IL in debt to the author. for Mr.
HagedOrn has given q beautiful ad'
venture out of the facts of this foui
years Of genuine Roosevelt adventure
| THE QUESTION OF ABORIGINEs, In
| the Law ana Practice Of Nations.
By Aipheus Henry Snow, author
Of "The Administration Of Depend
encies." etc. New York: G. p. Put
nam's Sons.
Asked by the Departmeut of State
ITO collect authorities bearing upon the
matter indicated by the title of the
volume in hand. Mr.. Snow Offers q
comprehensive view Of the suhject-a
view which includes the development
topics. A fresh hex OF intenest In
dependent people set In toward the
United States with the c}ose of the
Spanish American war. The Philip
pines. Guam. Porto Rico indicate
points In this new interest. Hawaii
Islands still further stress the feel
ing. To set the discussion Off fairly,
Mr.. Snow defines "aborigines" as the
term has crystallized into practical
meaning. Beyond this, he produces an
outline sketch of history embodyiBg
! nations with respect to their depend
ent peoples. Beyond this. again. he
makes the discussion specific. often
comparative. This detail Of consider
alton takes up tho subject Of the
aborigines as wards Of the sovereign
point. Here the writer reviews the
practice as to property rights Of the
native tribes, reviews their rights as
to personal liberty as we'll. He draws
a clean comparison between the SOW
ereign power over natives tribes and
that over the colonies. He sets. out
the duties Of civilized states toward
native tribes as these duties have
been conceived and carried into prac-
tice. Through these manifold situa-
of nations in respect to the subject
in hand. He illuminates, besides. the
doctrine of Intervention for human
ity" He expands the significance of
the International conference as an
element of power in the administra-
is designed as a reference for this i'm
portant and expanding subject 1t is
study, however, whose interest OF
theme and clearness Of treatment At
it for the use of intelligent readers
Of current history traced to its sources.
THE BLOOD OF THE CONQUERORs.
By Harvey Ferguson. New York:
Alfred A. -Knopf.
A deep tone, rather than a new
tone, sounds out from Mr.. FerEuson's .
novel Of the southwest Readers have
already, time and again. rampaged
the west with cowboy and cattle from
Texas to Idaho. But with this story
he comes into a new atmosphere
one that belongs, ono that is not
brought in like stage properties to
move about at will. This is an actual
exists and has exisseds through Span
ish conquest and defeat, until today
it is soaked in these fragrances Of q
long past. Against this background
the writer sets the csceer Of Ramon
Delcasar, come down from those old
yonth progresses by way Of the per.
sistence Of tbs blood strain Of old
Spain brought up against 9 method
Of exploitation at the hands OF the
modern business man whose eye looks
coyetously upon the spread-out do
nAin OF tulS uSbcSuoAuI Ok genera"
tions Of Spanish great folks. A love
story goes along with the general
movement of the whole to show that
here, too, Ramon Delcasar Is as inept
as in more material matters. The
outcome of the story =is one Of its
chief triumphs, since the author lets
the story go to its own ending-a
thing that the merely average tale
teller 90 often does not dare to do.
A singularly straightforward manner
here, bare Of literary sgest0ras, pro-
duces q dne effect Of sincerity and
substance. One other recent story OF
the west comes near to this one in
recall more than one that can meas.
ufe up to this admirable story OF
workmanly structure.
lures of Lafcadi0 HeafD. Edited by
John Erskine. professor Of Eng
lish, Columbia University. New
York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
This book presents Lafcadio Hearn
as great teacher. 1t is primarily q
book for teachers. All teaching Is in
depreciation. This is Interpretation
plus Inspiration. Teachers. with q
,par ct their own H. need ,ns.t1 this flaming
Toxic, lecturing to japanese students
on the spirit and content Of western
literature. Lafcadio Hearn makes use
Of tho simplest, the homeliest. the
most everyday facts Of Japanese life
.o ob3eetify to these 9risntals thSss tSst
have shaped the western mind, Great
ing its ideals, directing its flow, set
ting up it's standards OF literary ex.
preston. Infinitely resourceful and
sympathetic, bringing the best Of lit.
erature as his material. handling it
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