Evening star., 1932-11-18

Americans approve of the award of
the Nobel prize for literature to the
British writer, John Galsworthy, who Is
placed high among those who have
studied the philosophy Of the times, q
period Of transition in ideals, and is
credited with the supreme ability to
picture character. He Is praised also
for his avoidance of anything except
the artistic spirit in its objective form
The universal appeal of his work among
the readers of all nations 1t held to his
great credit.
"He has decorated the list Of prize
winners" says the Newark Evening
News. seeing in him the representative
Of "a noble tradition in the art of
writing" and q master of English as
it has been written during the last 80
years" That paper holds that "in all
probability he viii rank with the classic
writers Of English literature long after
he has been gathered to his fathers"
Declaring that he carries forward the
tradition of substantial merit with
which this particular trophy has been
invested since its inception" the Balti-
more Sun comments that he knows
how to tell story, how to create char
acter and also how to enliven his pages
with q bland humor."
1bCSOS1llLIOI4 Vi OdAoWO1llly AO1 1lA1
serious and intelligent novels and
long be denied, because of the COM
manding authority Of his position IN
world literature" in the opinion Of
the Rockford Register Republic, which
offers the comment on the awards in
general: "Since 1901 the Nobel prize
in literature has been won by men Of
many different races-R. r. A. Sully-
Prudholme, TIL. MommSen, B. Bjorn-
son, F. Mistral, j. Echegaray. II. Sien-
kiewicz, G. Carducci, r. Kipling, R.
Eucken, Selma Lagerlof. p. Heyse. M.
Maeterlinck, q. Hauptmann, r. Tagore
(there was no award in 1910, Roman
Gjellerup, H. Pontoppidan (no award
in 1919, Carl Spitteler Q919, Knut
Hamsum, Anatole France, j. Bena-
vente, W. B. Yeats, Wladislau Reymont,
G. B. Shaw, Signora G. Deledda.
Henri Bergson, Mrs. S. Undset and
Thomas Mann. The list shows un-
prejudiced recognition Of great genius
and worth wherever found. France,
Germany Norway. Spain, Poland, Italy,
England, Sweden, Belgium, Bengal, Dem
mark, Ireland and the United States
have been represented by the winners.
No award was more justified than that
of the present year"
among all the novelists Of the day."
according to the Atlanta Journal. "he
has probably come nearest to universal
esteem, for even those who do not ind
his suave and immensely English nov
els delightful can find nothing in his
writings to displease them" The Jour-
nal holds that "few writers of any day
have produced the volume Of f1rst-rate
work which stands to his credit" and
that paper describes his method:
"Never has Galsworthy's sense of the
dramatic blunted his sense of good
taste Situations which in other books
would have brought emotional cata-
clysms and tedious examinations of the
springs of human conduct have IN his
stories been held in an austere per-
spective. 1t is in this faculty of find
ing truth with beauty, In discarding
ugliness without sacrificing reality, that
Galsworthy has attained distinguished
stature among contemporary noveliStS
and playwrights. Surely 1t Is o gift
which the Nobel Committee justly COM
mends"
HE is one Of the giants in the world
of letters" AYERS the Providence Bull
letin, recognizing that he has captured
for immortality the life and spirit of
his race from the sunset of Victorian
ism, through Edwardian days and
down to the new generation of Geor-
gians" The Bulletin feels sure that "he
will receive the award with that mod
esty and humility which have made
him Q Slowed ngure." The Philadel-