Evening star., 1933-08-12
THE LIBRARY TABLE
BY SARAH C. BOWERMAN.

WORLD PROSPERITY. As Sought
Through the Economic Work OF the
League OF Nations. BY wallace Nc
Clure. New York: The Macmillan
Co.
Sir Arthur Salter. who writes the
foreword to this volume. calls 1t q
comprehensive examination Of the eco
nomic work Of the League In all Of it,
manifold aspects" DR.. Mcclure was
formerly acting economic adviser Of the
Department Of State and was CO.
founder Of the Academy of World Eco.
nomics. His book Is based on ohicial
documents Of the League. In discuss
ing the economic work Of the League
he has, of course, found 1t necessary
to discuss most Of the world economic
problems Of today, and its bearing on
what has recently been going on at the
International Economic Conference in
London becomes obvious even in the
first pages OF the book The introduc-
ton and Part I deal with the historical
background and political structure Of
the League and describe the nature and
progress Of its economic activities.
Part II Classics and analyZes the eco
nomic work of the League, with especial
consideration to those undertakings
which aim to increase the results Of
the work Of man and TO bring about a
more equitable sharing Of the products
of his labor. The League thus aims
to stimulate both the production and
the fair distribution Of wealth. Some
of the specific subjects which have been
on the economic agenda Of the League
and which DR.. Mcclure writes about
from a most logical and well organized
outline are slavery and forced labor.
white slavery and accompanying vices,
opium and alcohol, working conditions
and the organization of labor, the ag-
ricultural crisis, Embellishments In in
dividual industries. causes OF unemploy-
ment, spreading the work, wages ana
prices. international trade. tariffs. most
favored-na clauses, transportation
problems, national and international
finance, taxation, armament, the eco
nomic boycott. German reparations
World Prosperity" is, in short, very
complete work on the economics OF the
present time, with no space devoted to
the old economies OF Adam smith ana
of Ricardo, however valuable they may
have been In the development OF the
past and in their influence on the pres
ent. It Is a book which has important
bearing not only on international nego-
tiations. but on our own domestic re-
covery program.
YOUNG AMERICAS STORY OF
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. MAN
OF ACTION. BY Saydebeth and
Anson Iowitz. Garden City: Dou-
bleday, Doran & co.
Dedicated to the grandchildren OF
the white House, four Of them. this
Interestingly told biography OF the
President will be read by many young
people and at least some Of their par
ents. Franklin D. Roosevelt's first en-
trance into the White House was when
he was i've years old and his father
took the blue-eyed boy in sailor suit
to call on President Grover Cleveland
The President Of that year Of 1877 was
wearied and worried and as he baoe
good-by to his guests he took the boy
by the hand and said: I'm making
strange wish for you. little man. A
wish no one else would be likely TO
make-I hope you'll never be President
Of the United States" In the light OF
later events this visit to the White
House becomes very dramatic. A
wholesome outdoor life on his fathers
dI
hood furnished the best backgrounds
for the active public life which was to
follow. Every cultural as we'll as every
physical advantage was his. Before he
was fourteen he had been abroad eight
times and on one trip was nearly ship
wrecked. He met his future wife when
he was four and she was brought by
her parents to visit at Hyde Park.
That a child could be even smaller
than he seemed almost incredible y
Leadership was forecast for the boy
very early. One day, while he and an
other boy were building a mud fort.
his mother noticed that her son was
giving all the commands. and suggested
that the other boy be allowed to give
some. "'Mummie,' said the mud
smeared little boy. "if didn't give the
orders, nothing would happen"
The early years Of man who has
attained fame in public life always
make good biography material and
some biographers give them dispropor-
tionate space. One reason for this Is
that the public later years become so
well known to every one who follows
the news This biography for young
many only incidental. others seeming
ator, Roosevelt once entertained sleepy
Senators with bird stories while a page
ran to get Big Tim" Sullivan OF the
night boat for New York to vote for q
bill that lacked just one vote. As he
came into conflict with the New York
State bosses, he was accused Of being
lukewarm Democrat. and there was
headshaking over his relationship to
Theodore Roosevelt. Franklin Roose-
welt replied to one critic: Il am a
Democrat first. last and all the time"
The later events Of one Of the most re-
markable careers in our history-the
road to the presidency through the as
sistant secretaryship Of the Navy and
the governorship Of New York-are
known to every one. Even in biog-
raphy intended for young people, an
index would have been valuable.
THE MYSTERY OF THE CAPE COD
PLAYERS. BY Phoebe Atwood Tay-
lor. New York: w. w. Norton g. Co.
It seems a pity to disturb the serenity
OF Cape Cod with a murder, but it is
natural that Phoebe Atwood Taylor
should have chosen 1t for her setting.
Though she herself was born in East
ASoSeSA' oAASS o ACSPCSbdbAC ckOt, oAAC
says. all the members OF her family
have for over 800 years been born on
the cape and she spends the Summers
there and knows it all the way around
its horn. She knows the people and
their dialect. So her story has veri-
similitude Of detail. If the plot is Of
necessity unnaturally lurid for the
cape. But Is anything unnatural to-
day? A group Of strolling players on
their way to give their show for the
Guilds" became lost in . fog and
stumbled upon the isolated Henderson
Summer home, rented that Summer
for the first time, to Independent Mrs.
Ballard from Boston. who was there
convalescing from an illness. Several
mystery stories Of late have begun with
An invalid convalescing in q lonely
country spot. Sometimes the excitement
Of q mystery produces q cure; in this
case there was tragedy for the invalid.
In the morning, after harboring the
DlGyerS 0verni1ht when abe wnnt oIIt