Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09

IKE some high mountain spring from
which flow many rivers, diverse IN
course and action and effect-like
this is the treaty of Versailles giving
rise to many diverse and troubling
currents Of national problem and international
menace.
1t is from this treaty of Versailles, from
this source of worldwide doubt and misgiving,
that Sir Philip Gibbs sets out upon journey
of investigation and accounting and recording.
Trained by the war itself and by the practice
of journalism before that event, Mr.. Gibbs
brings to this enterprise a war-trained mind,
an experience shaped to the exigencies of this
particular situation, international outlook
of both general and special reach and under
standing. waywise man with words as we'll
Thus equipped, Mr.. Gibbs follows down each
of these streams of national situation and
problem. He goes into the countries immedi-
ately affected by the decisions of the peace
conference. He looks cut upon each of these
in a quest for the revival and rebuilding that
were to follow so instantaneously and sturdny
upon the terms of the great settlement. Into
Germany, swept with revolution Into Hun
gary. broken and dismembe.ed country. Into
Greece, where tragic un-hope fills the land.
He recounts the rise and progress and promise
of Fascism under Mussolini. Into Poland, into
France, back to England, across to America
and over again into Russia, seeking diligently
and expertly the true effects of the treaty upon
the common mind of its various benefciaries
and the reaction of these minds toward any
program Of substantial peace, toward any for
ward movement of rehabilitation and growth
and united world. A terrible story of cher
ished hatreds, of deep secret enmities, Of
fragrant injuStices at home of wild projects
toward the world away from home. A story
to be believed by virtue of the mind and
character Of its author. clear-seeing man.
a man of peace. One whose mind is of inter-
Ia hac fnId
here what he sees of national and international
moment as an outgrowth of the Great War and
its attempted settlements. At the very last
Mr.. Gibbs turns to the youth and to the new
age as the single hope of warless world. Not
convincing, this turn. true and terrible sum-
mary of world fact.
SECRET SERVICE. BY Maj. Gen. Sir George
Aston, K. @. B. New York: Cosmopolitan
Book Corporation
FORMERLY of the naval intelligence depart
ment and the secretariat of the war cabinet
Sir George Aston, by way of Secret Service"
turns over to the reading public very rich
and important budget of personal experience
and general observation on the subject Of
national secret service in times both Of war
and of peace.
The average reader fails to realize the vital
need of governments for such work, save per-
haps, when countries are at war For more
than 40 years Gen. Aston has been engaged in
secret service work. He helped to establish
the naval intelligence department of the British
admiralty half a century ago. Constantly has
he been engaged In this branch of government
service-in South Africa during the Boer War,
IN the Great War-and in every British outside
relationship this man stood at the center Of
secret news-getting.
This record separates, informally, into two
rI1n %prks q
OF the rise OF the secret service in England to
the original purpose of its existence, to its
modes OF operation, to its successes and to the
readJustments following upon certain of its
failures and shortcomings AS history the dis
cussion Is provided with definite references and
Recommendation, making the book distinctly
useful pretty much as text book on any other
subject Is useful. But besides this definitely
professional outlook the volume holds another
view. Within this is an accumulation of
stories, anecdotes incidents, all founded upon
the substance OF war news" and yet by some
special color and flare and personal attribute
taking place among the most exciting and
thrilling OF adventures, with the colors Of
heroism and daring upon them, of hazard and
sometimes Of escape Here you will find the
story OF Matt Hari, the spy, kissing her hand to
the soldiery as she marched to her death. You
win read Of Edith Cavell And you win find
also record of each and every one who was
tried as q spy during the war BY name and
date you wiz learn what became of this one or
that. You see, therefore, that this book Of
purely authentic substance contains both def
mite information for the professional and equally
definite accountings for the general reader
ON SECRET AIR SERV1I4. By Laurence La
Tourette briggs, author Heroes of Ayi-
alton" etc. Illustrations by Clayton Knight
Boston: Little, Brown e. Co
WITHOUT question the reading public is now
slated for a turn of aviation literature.
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