The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-04
Liberal Viewpoint
by DIR. HARRY ELMER BARNES

BY DIR. HARRY ELMER BARNES
TN SPITE of widespread efforts to adopt eco
L nonlic nationalism as a way out of the de-
preston the logic of the facts and events con-
tinues to force a recognition Of the interna-
tional character Of the twentieth century eco
noTnic order War debts, international fnan-
cial relationships, monetary controversies and
imperialistic clashes all illustrate this impor-
tant fact Of the international foundation Of the
modern age
Mr. Simpson has written a clear and inform
ing book designed to support the thesis that
economic recovery can not be attained by any
nation working alone, no matter how able its
/ leaders or how sweeping its economic reforms.
| Introduction to World Economics, by Kemper
Simpson. Harper Publishers, $500 He studies
in detail the industries and banking system in
the United States Great Britain. France and
Germany in order to uphold his contention
Though the United States will have to depend
for the restoration of prosperity primarily upon
increasing the purchasing power of American
| consumers, certainly the modern world as
whole must cooperate intelligently in the eco
nomic and financial fields if it is to avert wide
spread disaster
One type of internationalsm certainly has
been condemned by the verdict of history, name
~ imperialism or the forceful subsection of back
ward peoples. Mr.. Fox, an intelligent and COM
petent Communist, subjects to brief but trench
ant criticism the evolution of British imperial
by Ralph Fox. International Publishers, rs
cents) While partisan analysis, it is an ex-
cellent antidote for the ultrapatriotic dealiza-
tions Of British expansion by Ramsey MUS and
others.
MOST realistic observers frankly admit that
Iva there are more potential danger spots and
causes Of war in Europe today than there were
in 1914 Few writer's are more competent to
analyze the current European set-up than the
brilliant young journalist, Mr.. H. r. Knicker-
booker. His book is a running commentary on
the politics and spirit to be found in the
various European capitals. (The Boiling Point.
Will War Come in Europe? By B. r. Knicker-
booker. Farrar & Rinehart; So It is easily
the book of the month" for all realists con-
cerned with foreign affairs.
In fundamental sense, life is primarily
thing of the mind. Consequently, no estimate
of the new regime in Russia could be complete
without an analysis from the point of view of
mental hygiene And certainly no pSychiatrist
could have been found more competent to in
vestigate the Russia order than DR.. Frankwood
Williams
He presents a graphic and extremely mpor-
tant summary of what has been achieved in Rus
STA in eliminating worry over economic inSecur-
ity, working out a sane sex life, making proper
provisions for the spirit of youth removing the
fear of the unknown and reconStructing the
morale of the whole nation. PRUSSIA, Youth and
the Present Day World. BY Frankwood E. Will
liams, NJ D. Farrar g. Rinehart; $500 No
book written on the new Russia gives one more
insight into the spirit and achievements Of the
new regime.
MAX EASTMAN, far more radical in his
1V1 philosophy than DR.. Williams presents,
nevertheless, a much more unfavorable impress
sion of one phase of Russian life, namely, the
subordination of art and literature to Commu-
mist party propaganda under the regime of Stain
ARTISTS in Uniform, by Max Eastman. Knipf,
50 500
Mr.. Eastman's criticism is not directed
against the general reaction of communism upon
the arts, but against the operation of partic
uar type of Communism, namely the bureau
cracy of Stain which Mr. Eastman, as a follower
of Trotsky, cordially dislikes
Once upon a time the near east was the
center of the most f1ourishing material civiliza-
ton in the world Today there is effort to re-
habtate this region in an economic sense. The
nature and extent of what has been achieved is
clearly and concisely summarized by Dr. Grun-
valid. (The Industrialization of the Near East,
by DR.. Kurt Grunwald. The Palestine Economic
Society,"
One of the essential prerequisites of inter-
national understanding is a tolerant insight into
the psychology of other peoples. The autobi-
ography of Tan Shih-Hua ought to contribute
notably to better understanding Of the Chinese
mind by occidental observers. "a Chinese Testa-
ment. The Autobiography of Tan Shih-Hua, as
Told to S. Tretiakov Simon & Schuster, So It
is frank and candid summary of the mental
evolution and social experience of a typical
Chinaman of our era. 1t may very we'll come to
rank with Pearl Bucks THE Good Earth as
contribution to Chinese psychology.