Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
w. MURRAY CRANE: A Man and
Brother. BY solomon Buckley
Griffin. Boston:s Little, Brown 4

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"HE recent death of John Win
gate Weeks, former Secretary
of War, followed as it was by
a general expression of re-
. spect and love. gives to this
study of Murray Crane fresh and
deepened timeliness. These two men
were warm friends. one succeeding
the other to the Senate OF the
United States. Both were rich
men; both possessed the influence
Z that wealth combined with worth
insures; both were men of strong
character, Of. clear vision, OF
straight methods; both suffered to a
degree the misunderstanding that
wealth and strength are bound to
breed among the rank and file of dis
satisfied people. Within the last few
days John w. Weeks has received
the tribute Of whole people for being
the man that he was. many OF whose
acts of worth and kindness f9r the
first time came into general knoWl-
edge. Some time this life Will De
gathered up into a book, as it should
be, for the fortifying of the youth OF
this country in the ways OF fine man.
hood.
Such a book is now in hand, with
Murray Crane as its subject Of re.
spect and homage. A rich man-here
was a generous one, spending ootn
his wealth and himself in q thousand
unheralded ways: a strong man. VINO
exercised his influence in the ways OF
civic honesty and national wisdom
leader. who. believing in his country
and his party, used his powers toward
directing others along the ways that
he himself trusted for the general
good; silent man, he was OFTEN ms.
understood. This is the lot OF slient
men. Yet one finds here that TINS
silence, just a natural trait, as cour-
age or fortitude are natural tralts,
covered innumerable benefactions that
were never known save by the bene-
ficiaries of so much of human KIND
ness 1t is good for people, especially
good for growing young Americans, 70
read such a book as this one Is. 1t is
good to clear the atmosphere around
them of false report and wrong I'M
pressions, 1t is good for them 10 learn
of the real greatness that hes IN y,
sjmply being "a man and brotner:
r. mist he a privilege and refresh
rnent for a writer to give out so ciear
and sympathetic and so fair an ac-
count of any fellow man. To TINS DOCK
by Mr.. Griffin, President Cooildge mas
/ WRITER, a simple and feeling tripule;
To II also Chief Justice Taft has added
the homage Of his friendship with
simple and fine American.
IS y r
A nIPI.OMAT LOOKS AT EUROPE.
By Richard Washburn Child, TOT.
mer American Ambassador 10
ItaIy. Illustrated. New York:
Duffield & Co.
THE intimacy and informality Oh
i these observations stand as their
chief charm and their prime value.
To A. great extent the book IS Drawn
from the daily jottings of Mr.. Child
about measures of vital interest,", not
only to America but to the world as
whole. Roughly, the book spnts mo NO
two parts-one concerned Win .he
efPorts toward world peace.makins
that 1ra;.;n,,s conferences embodied, the
other keenIy alive to the making OF a
naur ftaly under the direction OF MUS
solini Both of these lines OF en-
deayor came under the eye OF MI.
child then Ambassador to Italy from
this country. y - 4
Gifted with, a. keen eye and good
wit. rnhampered bE any reverel,cs
for tradition as such. Mr.~ Inlfu spe ss,s,.
his mind on a great number OF SUP
iacts that as a, rule are held 70 the
sscrosanct privacy of pure officlaldom.
He sneaks a good word for the Ola
s.aecret diplomamy," so bitterly con.
demned, scribing to 1t a good oeai OF
bonasfv and fair intent. He is OF
oninion that open diplomacy would get
nowhere at all, much, perhaps, az ine
urinary mode of elections Is proVihs
TO be more or less OF a. fagoag on
futile inconclusions. II ls' none ',..i'
In his. observations upon Mussolini,
,,non his first-hand intercourse with
This amazing man. that his work
taxes on its excellent value OF pontl-
cal discussion and personal interpfe'
tation A very entertaining book from
anJ noint of view-fraI1k, fearless,
wholly within the proprieties OF TUG
authors position of commence anu
trust. 1t offers to the reader some
thing like a personal CONTACT VIZ VIII
sred NV this former Ambassador from
the United States to Italy.
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MAINsPRINGs OF MEN. BY Whit
ing williams, author or n ls 2
on the Workers Mind, elc. NC"
York: Charles Scribners sons -
INTERESTED in labor and its prop
l. lens, this author studied the SUP
tect for a long time from the OUTSIDE.
Convinced that he must see the otner
side also Mr.. Williams became
Iahorer in. many kinds of manual
,,.orL In MANY fields, each distinct In
character and problem; that is, lnso-
far az he was able, he actually became
q manual worker. Now, OF course, ~
Is plain that even under TINS snols
tbare- could not be a complete ldentl-
dcation of the two-of the laporer
himself and this man trying 70 pc one:
But. 1t was the nearest possinleIa,p
proach to the state OF MIND that LIZ
MAN doing the work possesses -. .l ne
noint of view, to his thoughts ABOUT
nie work and about his employer, TO
tlSfr whole sum of feelings and mo-
tiySa. md actions that constitutes the
ate l1dnoint of the workingman as con-
traHeed with the STANDPOINT Oh lns
a,,,ESIover This book is a record Oh
MrtaViluanas' experience in this ulIec-
tion. Under one heading, nat i i,ls
worker Wants." the autnor lalhs
about working conditions, aoouy .aS
nay aenvelope, about the orsanh a
S;scnsses the wish for worth" that
avervhody wants. And from these
,,oii,fs he does very suggestive think
fnvAin regard to both sides OF the LABOR
Cr,eStiorl. of feeling and thinking ana
.,oylrino together. Plain, everyday
records of, experiences are given mere.
yery human and sympatneuc, aNo
getiler marked by SOUND sense anu ~, =
simple. program. The book is Wen
WORTH earnest study, particularly Ior
the many employers who nowadays
are already building so strongly De.
tween. themselves and the workers
through 3 thousand channels OF un.
derstanding and good will-pracficai
good. win, working out In substantial
ways;
STAINED GLASS. BY Alfred Werck::
sIilustrated. New York: Adeipni
rynrnpaSlv ~, i