Evening star., 1934-04-29

He puts forth a good argument, which will not
convince every one. He is the author OF other
books on chemistry and its influence, but tnls
is the first designed for the layman. Its in
teresting facts and the method Of their mar
ration should insure its success.
THE ITALIAN CORPORATIVE STATE. BY
Fausto Pitigliani. New York: The Mac
milan Co.
HR PITTGLIANI, formerly research fellow
u at the Brookings Institution, believes that
foreigners are more and more interested in the
internal political structure which Fascism has
brought into existence, not merely in externals.
-Fascism which arose in the first instance as
a revolutionary manifestation. and has from
the beginning claimed to be considered as
SUCH might well today be regarded merely as
a reactionary movement of conservative,
bourgeois and anti-socialistic type, If it had
simply limited itself to forcible re-establish-
ment of internal order and of discipline In
the field or labour and had not at the same
time brought about change in existing insti-
tutons inspiring them with conception
absolutely foreign to that which had previ-
ously characterized democratic and liberal
governments" The theory Of the sovereignty
of the State and of national unity underlies
FaSciSm
Economically, Fascist theory is based on the
collaboration of different categories OF pro-
OuceTS, OFFICIALLY IcpIcScLIco ny NoiiOuo ONNu-
pational associations recognized by the gov
ernment While we read Of the organization
and work OF these associations, something in
our subconscious mind begins to clamor for
recognition, one Of those puzzled feelings that
we have been there before seen the same
thing before, and the words IN. r. A" and
code" come up from below the surface.
Fascsm stands absolutely for a planned econ
omy Dr. Pitigliani's book is chiefly devoted
to Fascist economy but government is also
considered, because, "as result OF the new
economic organization, the Italian Chamber
of Deputies has taken on a new aspect, its
present membership being largely based on
the principle of the representation of the
productive forces of the country. The CHAR
acter of the membership of the new Parlia-
ment, election machinery and qualifications
of the electorate are explained with lucid de-
tail The book is valuable and not super
fcial answer to the question. What IS
Fascism?"
LOOSE LEAVES FROM A BUSY LIFE. By
Morris Hillquit. New York: The Mac
milan Co.
sITE roofs on Cherry street" played an I'M
! portant part in the development Of the
social ideas of Morris Hillquit. On the nat
cement -floored roofs Of four tenements which
were considered model in 1888 foregathered
a group of young people who had come to New
York on the wave Of immigration from Russia
In the 8Os They were educated for profess
sional careers, but in a new land were obliged
to go into workshops, often as unsk1leo
workers. In the evenings, on the roofs they
discussed science, philosophy. politics-espe-
cially politics. The Socialist movement was in
those days in its formative period In the
United States, but most Of the young people
we're Socialists. Morris Hillquit, one OF the
leaders of the roofdebaters, became also q
leader Of the growing movement and the
author of History Of Socialism In the