The Washington times., 1932-11-01

Chase and Interpretations" by
milan), Money for Tomorrow by W. E. woodward
(Harpers) and Facing the Facts" symposium by IL
Princeton professors (Putnaml "A Primer of Money"
A. Rose (Whittlesey House) and "Is Capitalism
Doomed" (Harpers). And correspondent writes me
recommends 'The Coming of New Party" by Paul
II. Douglas (also Whittlesey House) since "besides
being very entertaining G) adds much to ones politi-
cal education"
! One Sure Benefit
The truth is that any book economics nowadays
adds to political education and book politics
forces us to revise economic views That is what
the depression has done to and it is of the few
benefits received have clippings dating back to 1929
all the benefits we'd get from losing money,
but they sound little sour today) The strength of
Lppmann as an interpreter of politics lies in his clear
understanding of economic processes the Stuart
Chase has become so popular writer on economics
is not only that, like Lppmann, he writes clearly and
with interest but that his economics lead you to polt
cal action if the result of action may be to
scrap politics for awhile and put the country into the
hands of the hundred thousand echnicans upon whom
lives actually depend. Woodward is infla-
tionst (more drastic than some, but not financial @
writers on economic problems who have recognized
graft and skullduggery as permanent phenomena-the
usual professors of economics discuss banking as if it
were accomplished in chemical laboratory and
one tried to gyp anyone ese, but Dennis virtually
writes the story of gyppery into the story of finance
A Fact Day
The professors from Princeton have named their book
WE'LL for they have condensed and arranged the facts
from those dealing with the gold standard to those deal
ing with prohibition. Take any page take any single
fact and mediate. In 1929 before the crash we had
100000 unemployed in the United States possible
that they pulled down the buying power low that in
1888 may have 100000? Or are 100000 unen-
poyed not important? Or if the professors concentrate
their facts too much turn to "A Primer of Money! and
read the chapter Booms and Depressons to correct
any lingering idea you may have that depressions are
absolutely inevitable and come every 27 years (or what
your favorite figure may be). Then 90 back and
read Mr.. Dennis again. for light the way we floated
foreign bonds and for fresh analysis of profit in the
stock market.
Dancng-Fact and Fiction
Those who followed Anna Pavlowa are like those who
followed lsadora Duncan of people separated by
great experience from all Others The Pavlovians have
simpler story to tell, story of infinite labor of diff
cues, of successes, trumphs Decline and sad DEATH
Andre Overof has told it in "Flight of the Swan"
taking us round the world with lovely dancer and
OF Pavlowas miraculous virtuosity. (Duttons)
Read and then read "Save Me the Waltz" the beaut
fully named and saddenng story by Zelda Fitzgerald Of
young Southern girl who married man destined to he
fantasticay successful artist of her effort to learn
the art of dancing the Russian ballet practiced II at
the time of her effort to learn something of the
art OF life in those circles of postwar Paris where
Americans congregated. There are unforgettahe nc
lures of this group in which Mrs. FITZGERALD ont If
series of images and metaphors dss the actual snrt
SO that no one who there month of even dav can
find flaw in the emotion The whole book is in effect
pendant to the stories of the lost generations Of the
192Os told with profound feeling and profound unhan
piness (Scribners) "P