Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

WITHOUT COMPROMISE. BY Lii.
Han Bennct-Thumpson and George
Hubbard. The Century Co, New
York.
This is tense, absorbing, exciting
novel which centers around the so.
cial phenomenon OF lynchinr. Tho
most thrilling scene OF the s,orv
being that in which the heroine calls
on her lover, who has been elected
sheriff of the county to defend his
honor and his prisoner. even though
h" knows that the mob which de.
inands victim hns Teen coIlectc,
ana worked upon for purely political
pnrroses--to put him into the in
"Ntricable difficulty OF choosing
whether he Will shoot at his friends
and potential political supporters or
be untrue To his oath OF Office
That his response to her challenge
involves the death of her brother and
the ultimate political and social ruin
of her father naturallv creates a
situation in which the course OF true
ioHe Is not smooth. But one OF tho
interesting things about this novel
is that very picture of a noble wo-
man who. without being an impos-
sible piece of perfection or inhuman-
!" strong. by any means, yet holds
her man 10 the finest, things OF his
own nature-cvcn whore she cannot
sec clearly just what actions on his
part that rect!tude may require.
The authors have made their hook
tbesides this fine love motto n mos;
interesting study OF lynchins and OF
mob. They believe that the
cleansing OF politics is necessary to
establish state OF things WHERE re
s'stance to mot violence and the
prosecution and punishment OF mob
murder will he so sure and swift az
10 discourage such oubursts, and
they have chosen for the Keystone OF
their plot an instance which demon
stratcs how corrupt persona! poll
ties may operate TO produce such n
tragedy
There is no horror for horrors sake
here, though the story is necessarily
dramatic and thrilling in the extreme.
ana the novel seems one that will APP
peal To men and women alike.
Miss Bennett Thompson and Mr..
Hubbard have written II good deal
Tor the magazines. but tjis is their
first joint novel. Mr.. Hubbard. who
has been an actor-chiciiy in Maudc
Adams companies. has not acted for
""mc years. hut has lately been en-
trely occupied In writing. Miss
Rcnnet-Thompson had done both cdi-
tnrial work and advertising copy be-
fore turning TO fiction.
THE CORNER STONE OF PHILIP
ZINE INDEPENDENCE: 4 MARIA
TIVE OF SEVEN YEARS. Ry Francis
l'urton Harrison. GOvcrnor-Gencral
OF the islands under the Wilson adj
ministration. The Century Co, New
York.
Tho author writes of his experience
III tho islands and OF thu very signi-
meant conclusions drawn thercfrom
when he was introducing the lii araI
measures of the Jones act. II is a
SINCERE piece Of work, extremely we'll
presented in pleasant, informal
why. IL his book is important. II is
also most readable and entertaining
and quite nonpartisan.
But. though II is nonpartisan, no.
tally urbanc and fair. II has a point
OF view and Il conviction of tho
strongest sort, nor does II avoid some
incisive criticism of policies and no
liiical theories-though not OF per-
scnalitics.
MI. Harrison believes that the Fill
ptnos have established stable gov
eminent. and that they should be al.
lowed to run it--that they should
have independence II they want II.
and that they do. unauestjonabiy,
want II. Whatever our own eonyic-
lions or predictions In the matter,
II must be conceded that no one can
have better right to his opinion
than the man under whose admins.
tratton In the Islands the Jones act,
providing fora very largo meanure