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

by DR. HARRY ELMER BARNES
TN SPITE Of widespread efforts to adopt eco
i nonlc nationalism as a way out OF the de-
/ preston the logic of the facts and events con-
tinueS TO force recognition OF the nterna-
tonal character Of the twentieth century eco
nornic order. War debts, international fnan-
cial relationships. monetary controversies and
imperialistic clashes all illustrate this lmpor-
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 It's
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 a
whole must cooperate intelligently in the eco
nomic and financial fields if it is TO avert wide
spread disaster
One type of internationalism certainly has
been condemned by the verdict of history, name
ly imperialism or the forceful subsection of back
ward peoples Mr. Foe an intelligent and COM
petent Communist, subjects to brief but trench
ant criticism the evolution Of British imperial
ism. (The Colonial Policy Of British Imperialism,
by Ralph Fox. International Publishers rs
centS) While a partisan analysis it is an ex-
cellent antidote for the utrapatriotic idealiza-
tons of British expansion by Ramsey MUS and
others.
MOST realistic observers frankly admit that
WI 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 war spirit to be found in the
various European capitals. CThe Boiling Point.
Will War Come in Europe? BY B. r. Knicker-
booker. Farrar & Rinehart; So 1t is easily
the book of the month" for all realists con-
cerned with foreign affairs
In a 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 impor-
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 reconstructingg the
morale of the whole nation. PRUSSIA, Youth and
the Present Day World BY FrankWood E. Will
ams, M. D. Farrar e. 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
$3.50
Mr.. Eastmans criticism is not directed
against the general reaction of communism upon
the arts, but against the operation of partic-
ular type of Communism, namely the bureau
cracy of Stain, which Mr.. Eastman as a follower
of TrotSky, cordially dislikes.
Once upon time the near east was the
center of the most 1ourishing material cviliza-
ton in the world. Today there is effort to re-
habilitate this region in an economic sense. The
nature and extent Of what has been achieved is
clearly and concisely summarized by DR. Grun-
valid CThe Industrialization of the Near East, !
by Dr. Kurt Grunwald. The Palestine Economic
SocietyD
One of the essential prerequisites of inter-
national understanding is tolerant insight into
the psychology Of other peoples. The autobi-
ography of Tan Shih-Hua ought to contribute
notably to a better understanding of the Chinese
mind by occidental observers CA Chinese Testa-
ment. The Autobiography of Tan Shih-Hua, as
Told to S. Tretiakov Simon g. 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.