The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-01
CAPITAL FOLK
WINLITERARY
LAURELS
Breckenridge Long and 3.
A. Hartman Join Ranks
of Writers
BY JEAN ELIOT
Z AsHINaToN,a ever growlng

"Y ASH1NGTON9S ever GROWING
W. literary group. augmente
from the outside by such
peuaonages as Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Washburn Child and the Denla,
rest LIoyds, is also continually re-.
cruited from the ranks OF diplo.I
mats. politicians and professional
folk The charming little volume.
.Une Annie de Foltaire, from the
nen OF DIR. Marc Peter. mintstcr
81 Switzerland. is having con
siderable success among those wh9
can read French. Now comes
Breckenridge Long, OF Missouri aild
Washington, with treatise just
published on THE Genesis or the
Constitution of the United States
and Edward A. Hartman has an
interesting volume on Some Legal
Aspects of the League OF Nations.
Success Among Discriminating
While none OF these works IS
likely to become a best seller. e3cn
q having a success among the
discriminating. Mr.. Harriman.s
work is authoritative and exhaus-
tive enough to be of use to stu
dents of international affairs, yet
IT. can be-and has been---digested
bv high school boys--a proof OF
the lucidity and simplicity of its
style. Mr.. Hartman is, of course,
. lawyer OF parts, but believe
this is his initial venture as
writer He and Mrs. Hartman
came> to the Capital several years
ago and have established them
selves in the affections of Wasls-
sBreck. Long. sometime Assist
ant Secretary of State, studied po-
litical economy under Woodrow VIII
son at Princeton and later became
4 member Of his Administration.
He bears the scars of an ill-starred
battle or two with Senator Jim
Reed in Missouri. but one Of these
DAYS his admirers expect to see him
wearing the senatorial toga.
In his book he traces our magma
ci1arta from the earliest govern
mental document in America, the
Plymouth covenant of 1920. and
continues the story down to the
constitutional convention of 1887.
Critics pronounce this maiden lit
erary effort OF ,he young LEND
cratic politician the first compres
hensive study of this particular
field of political inquiry.
Another Volume
Quite different and rather more
general in its appeal is the book
BY another Washingtonian, Viktor
Flambeau. now on the book stands.
Entitled RED Letter Days in
Europe. It Is one of those books
OF travel which can be so entertain
ing or so dull. depending upon the
point of view OF the writer and
the method Of approach. Flain'
bean's volume is never dull, Tor the
writer has the born reporters
faculty for siezing upon She points
OF interest to the reader, as well as
considerable facility and charm OF
style.
The book Is beautifully gotten up
and is filled with original and at
tractive photographs which con-
tribute as much as the text to the
value of the volume. In addition
to travelling the main travelled
WAYS OF Europe the writer has
spent some time in Spain and
Portugal. the chapters devoted TO
these little known countries being
among the most interesting In the
volume. A sojourn in North Africa
is also described in glowing fashion.
And there are chapters on Ru-
mania which have. by the way,
ueen INSTRUMENTAL III pushing IHS
sale of the book since many have
been interested in reading the
paragraphs devoted to Prince Carol.
looming so large in the news Just
now, and to a description Of lis
home.
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SPANISH ENVOY TO
EETE VICE PRESIDENT
The Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes will be the guests of honor
al dinner this evening of the Span
ish Ambassador and Nine. Riano,
who will be hosts to q distinguish
ed company at the embassy.
The Minister of Norway and
Nine. Bryn will be the guests of
honor at the party to be given by
the Norwegian Society next Sat
urday evening at the Garden
House Of the Grace Dodge Hotel.
\ y
Roland Morris, former Ambassa-
dor to japan, arrived in Wash.
fngton yesterday with Mrs. Morris
and will stay at The Mayflower.