Evening star., 1923-03-18
HUMAN AUSTRALASIA. studies OF
Society and of Education I'm AUS
fralia and New Zealand. BY
Charles Franklin Thwing, LII D..
Lift. D., author of within College
Walls" etc. New York The Mac

society and of Education In AUS
fraifa and New Zealand BY
Charles Franklin Thwing. Ii, D..
Lift. D., author of within College
Walls" etc. New York: The Mac
milan Company.
OR the past twenty-five hundred
- years. at least. DR.. Thwing re-
minds us, man has been trying
10 build up a political state.
Different states stand, or have stood. as
the results of these attempts-demo-
c'atic, republican, monarchical. The
latest Of these experiments. carried out
IN our own day, have produced the
states of Australia and New Zealand
Since the human element in such build
ing is the most important. is in reality
the shaping element in the new state
This author takes up the study of the
population of Australasia to show
upon what basis Of aim and outlook
II has achieved its present form of
government. The outstanding fact
about these two states Is that they
are both. openly and avowedly. the
white mans country. Sounds arro-
&Gant Especially so. when one real
ICES that in Australia a country as
vast as the United States must be de-
Neioped and that laborers for this
Task are sadly needed. However the
doors once opened. India China
Japan would pour millions of orieu-
tats into this white mans land. That
gives different look to the matter
even while one realizes that sooner
or later some door will have to be
opened. The next outstanding point
ABOUT these two domnions is the
domination of labor in every depart-
tnttent or lite; Hatred of capital is an
GT
ana capitalize two parts of a single
thlng-must comprehend their essen
Iiai unity and cooperate The au-
NOR makes a most interesting and
tween the fact and the theory in
labor control. The theory is that this
IS the land of no strikes" The fact
~ tnat strikes prevail for the greater
nar. sh; OF the time. Upon basis of
Whlte population and labor govern
theht i)r. Thwing makes a study of
euucation, religion, culture, general
standardS and. finally, projects some
nio-. tne eHects that civilization has a
tsEt 10 expect from this experiment
government in the southern hem
+spnere The study is wisely re
strained and Very convincing. II is
,eu win interesting facts. 4 most
useful book for even general readers.
ISLAND OF THE INNOCENT. Bv
Irant Overton, author of The
ansWerer." New York: George n
boran Company.
Money gone suddenly. College
course broken in two Bed and hoaT6
Il Necessity. How TO get these Teach
'ins: Not ready. Marriage9 A man
hissed her once and she didn't like il:
ne pulled and hauled and mauIed her
S go rnuch: No not marriage. Social
TscreIaFy Too silly. Filing clerk ?
Too deadly. None of these-sonething
interesting and real instead A want
i'ace Sheriff. followed il up and there
ny found herself doing kitchen work
IN atersldc Hospital. on little
,s!and up above BIaCkweIrs Around
Ter only groups of deralicts who.
tot able to make it. had stranded
mere for "bettermont,, PROCEEDINGS
against them. Such is HE setting ths
tne author provides for the girl of
us story. Al this point Mr.. Overton
speak. where he sits down for care
fui observations and records. based
upon clear inside information. To be
sure tnere are outside points of con-
tact. There have to be. for this Is
IN the main. the story of girls secret
ana guarded thoughts and feelings
toward the men of her friendship and
'PVe. One Of these men she came near
~ marrying; One came near to mar
rylng her. Norman. "A drug addict at
the hospital. stirred her not a little.
She tells Mr.. 0yertor all about how
she felt toward Norman. tells him in
he quiet of the night. thinking she
ls simply talking to herself. feeling to
herself. ratheH And Mr. Oyerton
tells US. No great account, any Of
| these men. Finally. there is another
"Ie-an innocent fellow. as she is in
n<cent. Natural folks, both of them.
A courtship follows. though neither
calls 1t this. He tells her all he knows
and all he feels about any number of
intimate things. She does the same.
And they come to "a sudden realization
that this is love. that the quest is
over. the troubles ended Then Mr.
Overton moves out. wipes his fountain
pen and feels pretty sure that he has
given the girl-both of them. in fact-a
clean bill of healthful innocence.
Around the girl. but this is not inn
pottant. he works the symbolism of
am kisland surrounding the innocent