Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

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4 world. Intimacy Is the
single indispensable quality
of the personal disclosure-that is. II
the object be to benefit in any way
either the writer or his readers. Well.
here is frank and free statement. It's
sum. away over at the end OF the DOCK
through steady approaches. is a warn
ing, even an arraignment. OF the JEWISH
people as a whole. But. all the time,
Lewisohn uses himself in an intimate
and personal study, in a frank and free
disclosure, as the concrete case of the
soul of his race. AS whole the DOCK
is call to the Jewish people 10 come
out into their own, to deny their local
surroundings and practices, to proclaim
their racial tradition and promise
be Jews. Not to be American Jews
nor German. nor Austrian. nor English
Jews-but to be Jews He calls upon
them to throw off the assimilatlve
habits which they have taken on IN
the interest of security and peace, since
these are ultimately destructive OF tne
Jew as such. And he points upon t1e
loss to themselves and to the Worio ior
this too-ready REIMBURSEMENT OF tne
and safety. Throughout the book there
is evidence brought out OF the glitS
which these people have granted TO CIV
iliZation through their Jewish qualltleS
and powers, gifts which they can SUN
give on into some far future. provided
only that they save their souls 70
Jewish righteousness OF life ana VISION
Yet, in spite Of such wide and oynamc
spread, this is a very personal mar
rative. Lewisohn begins where we are
all at home He begins with the dear
quality OF bit OF landscape up in New
York State where as little boy ne
came to know and love it. Reading
here. ones heart flies to some equally
beloved spot that in childhood melteo
into ones blood. there to stay forever
So. Jerusalem abides ever in the heart
OF the Jew. Beautiful ana Soltennig
and true, all this. in its quiet ana
friendly moment of reminiscence. Then,
for long time. LewiSohn talks about
himself-and that's all right, even
though the reader is bit puzzled over
some family trouble whose oodS ana
ends he is not able to tie into any
plausible whole. Nevertheless. 1t Is all
right. for this is an honest and very
engaging man, sure that one Is inter
ested In him. And one is. Things
ease I'D very markedly with the ap.-
pearance of a lovely healer. named
Thelma. and the reader feeling better,
goes along with this personal story IN
something like trance OF sympathy
for the revealed facts and in sheer de-
light over the genuine nobility OF the
story itself. not forgetting the pleasure
of the ways of the words set down mere;
Upon occasion here, this is travel
book, wherein a couple of poets live
as poets should while one OF them tells
of the beauty and Solace of this corner
Of the world and that one. Now ana
then the pause Is for Thea purpose OF
supporting the LewiSohn theme OF the
lost and losing Jew as he studies him
now in Germany achieving IN TINS or
that, as q German and not as the Jew
which he should so proudly acclaim
himself to be. Now in Austria. or In
Italy, or otherwhere. always is he under
arrangement for foregoing his birthright
for the pottage of security. LeWlsonn
along the way says some things that We
conventional folkS-wiu shrink from.
Better not better read right through
for this is a serious. sincere. noble and
able book. drawn from the soul of a
man whose vision is clear. whose mind
is keen and in prime working order:
One, too. whose working tools are of
the finest steel. pliable, resilient, sharp
in thrust. lightning IN return. steady in
probe. durable and trustworthy. Better
read it. You will not have an equal
chance OF this kind today nor to-
morrow.
AMERICAS AMBASSADORS TO
ENGLAND: 1T85-l929. BY Beckles
Wilson, author of Americas AM
bassadors to France" etc. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.
THE official relationship between
America and England offers.
throughout its course. unique aspect
of dilopmacy itself. Unlike other fac
tors In the international situation, these
two are in essence one. They are iden-
teal in blood. tradition. inheritance,
education and outlook. And neither The
Revolution nor independence has served
to eradicate this basic racial unity. Up
to this day these two possess mutual
deep-Seated understandings that cannot
hold among nations wholly alien to one
another. Such differences as do arise
between them are in the nature of fam
lily Observation-Disclosures violent and
bitter. but never unreconcilable through
complete lack of comprehension.
study Of the diplomacy that history has
imposed upon these two kindred nations
provides q new and illuminative view
of the subject as a whole. BY wav OF
the volume in hand Mr. BeckleS Will
order stand the ambassadors who have
represented the United States in the
Court of st. James. John Adams is
the first, Alanson B. Houghton the last.
Each one in the long line IS projected
in the midst of such matters as in his
day were OF common concern to the two
countries. Here in each case one comes
upon character, personality, sagaclty
and distinction. embodied and working
As.~1 a.. rarNAa
and settlements. Here Is history OF a
special line, projected in character
sketch and narrative. The effect Is that
OF the story or, better, of the drama
whose actors have. in each case, lead
ing roles In the theme Of international
concord. Beside these useful and inter-
esting Offices. the volume constitutes an
admirable book Of reference upon the
diplomatic interests of the United States
and England from the origin Of this ma
ton up to the present time. Most read
able as well as most useful in content.
* X x
of the Great Emigrant Trail By
w. j. Client. Illustrated. New
York: Longmans, Green g. Co.
THIS is said to be the first compre-
l. hensive story Of the great Oregon
Trail. phases of which, glimpses of
which. have provided many writer
with themes OF adventure and romance.
Interesting to find out that it was the
deer and the elk that started the Trail
The antelope and the bighorn sheep did
their part, too. Then it was the In
dian who next made paths in this
region. peace paths to neighboring viii
lagos. war trails against his foes. Both
animal and Indian, as matter Of course,
chose the easiest ways, hint to the
later trail-makers Trainers rama peyt