Evening star., 1923-10-28
Reviews Of NeW1Bo ooks

THE EDITORIALS OF HENRY WAT.
| TNReON. Edited by Arthur Krock
New York: George H. Doran. CONF
| :. panys ~. aF,,..r-, 49,. :.
IN this book = clearly distinguished
| work OF editing stands. to- the
| crsdit Of Arthur Krock. One feels
here the keen sense OF the basic
yalues OF news, full appreciation of
opinions that bear the content of per-
nnanency as against those of only
passing appeal Mr.. Krock has In
good measure. besides. that dramatic
| sense that rounds work into satisfy
Ing units Of concrete Substance. And
moreover, friendship for Henry Wat
terson is operating here in a pro-
found admiration for the unique and
striking personality of the man. All
this being SO markedly true, one TAX
Ing up this book fails to find himself
In the role Of mere reader On the
contrary, he walks squarely into the
presence Of the great editor iiimself.
From this moment on it Is clear
: adventure in the company of rich
and forceful director of the common
thought, vigorous and picturesque
leader OF men through wide fields of
body Of opinion centers, ofseourse,
1po1 politics.. going bacKs tU the
Greeley campaign of 1S72sandscS scSming
90 4p to the world war. Between
shese Two points co4spicnous. politi-
70 =. shining phalanx ofssound5 judg-
ment and brilliant opinion. .In per
sonaiitiesS Roosevelt, Wilson, Bryan,
JEFFERSON Davis and Lincoln stepsout
into the dazzling searchliEht of Marse
eoo' are sThackeray and Dickens. side
by side, inl q contrast that. for hard
sense coupled with literary acumen
and sophisticati0n, provides sheer Joy
TO- those who, have wrestled In vain,
1 with the ABSURD tnvoiutions of. the
over old 5ouTneys to varioGs psrts nas Of. &
the world with Henry Watterson Is.
you may be sure. an enterprise as
new as if the world had been sud-
denly re-ereated. So one goes on In
o. transport Of exhilaration with this
man OF doughty heroisms and
straight citizenship through most of
the critical points in our political
history and in the history OF the
the past half-century. have risen
above the surface Of common affairs
to claim the serious thought and the
courageous approach and the yigor-
broad an intelligence as that !. or
Henry Watterson. AS ; SURVEY of
| events. as a masterpiece of OPINIONS.
as a personality itself. the book is
TURKEY, THE GREAT POWERS
AND THE BAGDAD RAILWAY. By
Edward Mead Earle. Phi. D., as
! ssistant sn,n1t professor Of history in Co,
| The Macmillan Company. -
| Here is the discussion OF an irnpor-
tant subject put out, not only with
authority. but in a readable manner
writers on serious themes often neg
lect the latter element. Readers never
do. So. the vigor and color Of this
discussion will carry the. book toward
It's rightful destination--the hands Of
| the intelligent American reader eager
| TO know the salient points Of general
| interest as these. one after another.
! now. a sharpened interest In the eco
nomic situation of Turkey. The Ches-
ter concessions spread out in the
press aroused this interest. The con-
troversy between England and the
United States in the same region over
| the oil field possibilities still further
stimulated our interest in this remote
economic field. Here Mr.. Earle gives
the full story--not only of the imme-
diate concern over Turkey and it's in
dustrial grants but the story, as well,
; OF Turkey in it's earlier invitation to
the various powers for what has been.
| in effect. pure exploitation. As q
background to this energetic survey
the author resets the ancient trade
! route between Europe and the east. a
! route that traversed in ancient days,
! this long forgotten land. From this
point he advances by way of the &C.
tivities of the different European
powers, that, have. hrst one and then
this field Of rich economic promise
Germany, France. England, bankers
| and hnanciers. religion,sts and schoI-
ars, chiefly through design but
entered the imperialisticT feid spread
out here frankly inviting exploitation.
tAnd now comes America; with the
Chester concessions. and the English
protest, to increase the army OF eco
nomic invaders. A plain statement
! without undue bias-a fair exposi-
tton. And. as we have already said,
q most readable and informing study
east.
| ALASKA, The Great Country. BY
Ella Htgsinson. author of ."Marief,-
- IA OF Out West" etc. New. York:
The Macmillan Company.
:. Those who, failed to get in touch:
! with Mrs. Higginson's splendid story
of Alaska upon !ts original issue will
In this new printing fpd their re-
tcentiy revived Interest in the great
country fully satisfied. The elements.
OF. greatness for q story are ali here
The author knows the country. She
has an eye and a heart for its ma
jestic beauty. She can paint pictures
with words, and does here over and
! over again. She possesses q sense Of
the sequence OF development that
| turns . region from an uninhabited
waste into peopled realm Of enter
prise and industry. This sequence
here takes the form Of a story. q
story OF adventure from which heroes
emerge-pioneers, discoyerers, min-
ers, prospectors, misunderstanding
tive element and leading T the o origi- E
nal people out toward the ways of a
new existence A book packed with
reliable information sbreught up to
the present moment. Fine as this is.
IL II forms nn.l but e part 9f the worth Of
worth lies in the charm. OF its projec-
tion. back OF which one4feels the gal
liant spirit of the. author, who is both
the. daring Investigator apds9 yirile
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Transport Service.T aetcl !! Hfus-
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ran Company. s.
Three related facts urge into the
open the life story of Rear Admiral
Emory. The, man is an American of
distinctly ane and noble type. His