Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

doubleday, Page & Co.
~ NE wonders now why it has
not been done before; one
wonders why the speeches
~ and writings of all the PreSi-
dents have not been gathered
and arranged as president tooiluse .
views on public questions" have here
been selected and arranged by sub |
jects" Through the interest and good |
service of c. Bascom Slemp. Certainly |
such work would have placed in the |
hands of readers and students an al |
most invaluable body of knowledge on |
the subject of American political his !
tory that now remains scattered and |
unavailable. In this orderly arrange |
ment Mr.. Slemp presents, first, the |
PRESIDENTS views upon our foreign re. |
lations. and then those upon various |
domestic matters of Thickness and |
Importance. Within the latter group |
one finds the theory and practice of |
government as President Coolidge in |
vterprets this subject. Here is his out |
look upon vital economic problems, /
Including a long list of familiar topics |
that appear in the daily press and |
that form "a vital part of American |
common life. Here is a concept of |
American ideals expressed in race and |
religion, in sports and recreation. A |
comprehensive outlook upon every |
vital phase of American life is here |
presented in the words of President |
Coolidge. and is here so arranged as |
to come into the readers hand for |
immediate use without long search on
his part. \ most interesting part of |
this book is the authors analysis and |
interpretations an appreciatlVe and
highly competent study to the honor |
of both the men involved in it.
This book is made up of the more |
essential extracts taken from the
=, iS
is Mr.. Slemp talking) 'They disclose
his mental attitude and are a key to
his mental characteristics.
They will confirm what | say about
the consistency and logic and breadth
of the Presidents views. He
begins any important inquiry with all
the zest of his spirit. He takes coun-
sci: he seeks advice. His methods are
those of trained research worker
He sends for wise and informed men,
and for books and dOCuments-but
especially for men. He acts
from logic rather than from inspira-
ton. He concentrates more intensely
and more continuously than any man
I have ever known. Calvin
Coolidge believes that progress comes
direct from the people. He believes
that the people. out of their local prob
lens. out of their individual conscious
hess of national problems, sense the
right conclusion regarding them" In
this respect his chief forerunners are
Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln
one the founder of the Democratic
party. and the other the first Presi-
dent in the Republican party as we
now know it. 1T is worthy of note
here that President Coolidge has APP
pointed more committees of private
citiZenS~to investigate and report upon
current problems for his guidance
than any other President"
Just random quotations from Mr..
Slemps analysis and Interpretation for
the sake of letting YOU see some !
thing of its quality and interest; for
the sake of impressing YOU with the
fact that here is another avenue by :
way of Which--by which all of us
may come somewhat near the mind Of Z
a man who is holding the greatest
office and the most taxing Office in
American public life. I'm sure ii is
desirable to commend this book heart {
lily to the careful study of Americans, .
regardless of political preferences and /
interested chiefly in an understanding t
of some Of our vital questions viewed /
from the standpoint of the President |
Of the United States.
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DISRAELI AND GLADSTONE. BY
d. &. Somervelh author of Studies
in Craftsmanship" etc New York:
George II. Doran Company.
GETTING Disraelf and Gladstone up
- side by side, measuring one off ,
against the ether. 50 to speak, results
in a body of contrasts. in n sum of
differences. The likelinesses between |
them are SO few and faint as to dis
courage comparison. And yet bring ;
ing these two together here projects a | |
period of English political history in !
such sharp lines Of definition, in such
clear assertion of English ideals and |
purposes. az could hardly be achieved |
under USUAL methods Of political in :
vestigaton. Here is history walking J
about. fighting its way. rosorting to /
actual devices praCticed by living men i
in their desire for accomplishment and )
power. History as Il rule deals with {
the dead, and is therefore more or less {
dead in its impression. Here, on the II
contrary, II is history living. and cor |
respOndinglN Impressive. Indeed. it is
AS vital as the novel in it's engagement {
of the readers interest. And in a O
sense it is a novel. occupied with the !
contrasted character Of these two men, G
each acting out under individual mo- !
tive and ideal, under distinct stimula- i
ton and urge. Yet, interloCked these 7
two in the field of English politics as S
two contestants come together in ro- s
mantle adventure for the winning of /
this carries one into the realm of inn !
portant events under the very impetus {
and glamour that carries one into tiC II
ton. most dramatic and faSCinat- s
ing study of history by way of two I
dominating statesmen and builders t
of empire f
AIRCRAFT POWER. PLANTS. BY n
Edward 7. Jones. Robert Insley 7 v
Frank Caldwell and Robert F. e
Kohr. New York: The Ronald 5
A MOTHER volume from the Ronald
Aeronautic Library, whose editor l
is c. de r. Chandler. To produce this
text book on aircraft power plants
group of experts contributed, each
from his own point Of special training =
and experience. As a text book the
volume possesses certain outstanding q
eXcellencies. 1t is concise and at the il
same time comprehensive. 1t is as O
free from puZzling technical terms and l.
discussions as a concert of care for a
this particular end could achieve. 1t h
is abundantly supplied with charts il
and diagrams to objectify and illus y
trate the text. 1t is of orderly ar n
constituting an organized q
body OF information upon the subject 7
in hand. ST
Part l. by Jones and lnsley, both n
engineers. takes up the y
study of aircraft engines. Here are f,
presented and explained the different y
kinds of engine and the powers of la,
each. There is then set up II COM n
parison among these various kinds n
that hinge upon COnstruc- n
ton, performance, relative cost in pro- =,
iuction and service. Out of this study ol
the various types emerge and are a