Evening star., 1932-07-31

Nm its definite purpose to impose and main
tain peace throughout the world, the
League of Nations stands clearly as the
first concrete evidence of real civilization
4 that this pretentious and boastful old
earth get away with
As an idea as a program, whatever OF delay
or hindrance the great plan may suHer Dc
fore it is the per ectly working lnStrumentaAV
that it is meant to be, this is TREMENDOUS
advance in the matter of being human, OF con-
Quoting the world on a human rather than
upon a sub human foundation. Hitherto all
accomplishments have been by war. Even
religion. the veuntcd agent of peace, has waged
the most destructive and bitter OF all wars,
fighting out-landers of belief into the one nelo
of happiness ans salvation Into the conquer
orS field.
without question the L-ague of Nations is
the greatest plan yet made for the well b ing
of the world. Yes, know We on the out
side criticize ani carp, wondering why they
don't do sem thing besides such endless taking
and nevar getting anywhere" stupendous
undertaking we must remind ourselves. here
are separate nations, great and powerful, each
STEPPED in its own long life o. f-preservation,
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT of rivalry with equal ma
tions on the outside. And they come together
in high intent. They sit at table together, all
imbued equally with the demand that a civil
tied world must abandon war. Do that or
own up and openly take on the savagery that
still enSlav5s the earth. And so they come
together And so they talk and talk and talk.
Agree here, stall there refuse at this point,
concede little at that one. But the gioriously
triumphant fact is that they did come together,
still together.
Now, this is so flaming a point in the his
tory of the world itself that every step in its
inception and progress is a step of deepest mo-
ment No point too inconspicuous as to be
counted unimportant, no stage Of the develop
ment too trivial to be gathered up and cher
ished. And here in response to that imperative
need is The Society of Nations: Its Organi-
zation and Constitutional Development" BY
Felix Morley. Now, the author of work SO
momentouS must come bearing credentials with
him. Here they are. In his foreword to the
book Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general of
the League of Nations, testifles to the full
equipment of Mr.. Morley to co the work he has
here done An unofficial envoy, Mr.. Morley
first came to Geneva as correspondent of an
American newspaper Becoming engroSSed in
every activity and stage of the growth of this
amazing League" he came, finally, to direct
the Geneva office of the League of Nations
Association of the United States. Soon there
grew in his mind the plan to write this book.
Added zeal or at least added depth and scope
Of scrutiny of every act of the growing organi-
nation became the objective Of Felix Morley.
And here is the book, a book that gathers
within available reach the entire history Of the
League of Nations from its inception up to
the present stage of its career. That which
one would have to gather from press files and
document storage spreads here. easily and
clearly to eye and hand.
The United States is not member of the
League of Nations. Yet it to the Presi-
dent of the United States that first came in
definitely objective form, a draft for the for
nation of some organization for peace. Part
OF this book gives The League in Prepara-
ton" Drafts, many. with England, France
and America the chief workers in this field of
ojn Iraff md notifications n
revisions and adaptations until, finally, THE
Covenant" emerged and the ground was cleared
Cleared, to be sure, with many compromises
and individual relinquishments-bu the cove
nant was fact.
The second part of this study is "The League
in Being" Committees to be formed. a secre-
tariat to be organized and its executive func
tion to be mace clear The council-its evo-
luton and composition Its actual Office as
illustrated by the dispute between China and
Japan. Finally, the theory of the League is
stated, concisely and simply for the reader of
political subjects. And this, too briefly, indi-
Gates the immediate help that stands here
ready for intelligent readers of world affairs
which can longer be do5ged by any corner
of the earth A most invaluable contribution
right now, to a matter with which we AmeTi-
cans must be in close and understanding touch
THE TRIAL OF JEANNE D'ARC Translated
into English from the original Latin and
French documents by w. P. Barrett. Illus
trations by Frank D. Rennie. New York:
Gotham House, Inc.
IN addition to the trial documents in the case
! of Jeanne DiArc this volume contains also
essay that trial by Pierre Champion,
with sketches of eminent persons engaged upon
it. biographical sketches of the judges and
other personages involved in the girls
Thee are translated from the French by Coley
u, FTr,o
are by Frank Rennie.
Complete inclusive and straight from original
documents is this transcript of the trial of
Jeanne D'Arc. A source book therefore in its
first significance for innumerable short studies
of another of the salient points in this,
one of the tragedies of history A library of