Evening star., 1939-12-31

paredness campaign which, accord
ing to the author, begins nowhere
and ends nowhere, unless getting
deeper into debt is still considered
doing something. Distinctly worth
reading.
GIDDY MINDS AND FOREIGN
QUARRELS, by Charles A. Beard
An amusing and perfectly sound lit
tie essay attacking the New Deal S
foreign policy, which, as DR.. Beard
sees it, is largely subject to the
Presidents fluctuating emotions. The
gist of the doctors message is that
We should stay severely at home,
no matter how badly Roosevelt
yearns to assist in bringing about a
peace.
STEP BY STEP, by Winston
Churchill-A collection of papers
destined to show to history the folly
of the foreign policy which led Eng
land at last to war.
IN SEARCH OF PEACE, by Neville
Chamberlain.-Dull speeches cover
ing one of the worlds great crises
the speeches of the British Premier
in the year that led to war. Read
them and weep. There's no other
possible answer.
Hitler's Book.
MEM KAMPF, by Adolf Hitler
The unexpurgated edition appeared
in America this year for the first
time. The aims expressed in the
work have been disavoWed by
Russian pact and the war in West
ern Europe; STILL the thing is in
teresting to read. 1t expresses the
dreams of a lunatic-Which. in one
manner or another, are being rea-
lized on a worldwide scale.
BLOOD is CHEAPER THAN
WATER, by Quincy Howe-A some
what -aleck book on Amer
icas foreign policy, interesting in
that it makes the unashamed pro-
posal that we grab ourselves an
empire outright and stop pretending
that we are too virtuous to want
one.
THE FATE OF MAN, by H. G
Wells-The old pilot seemingly gives
up the helm here. We must re-
form, says Mr.. Wells, or follow the
dinosaur out. And that's his last
word on it. Nice clear directions
for the reform included, of course.
THE HUNDREDTH YEAR, by
Philip Guedalla-An interesting ac-
count of the abdication of Edward
VIII and one more blistering of the
Baldwinian hide for those whose
sympathies lie in that direction
According to Mr. Guedalla, If we
had had no abdication, We might
not now be having a war. But
Englands moral standard was pre-
served - virgo intacta - and, o1
course, that's a very great deal.
LET THE RECORD SPEAK, by
Dorothy Thompson-The premier
woman journalists column through
the crisis period-in volume form
Worth reading, just for its DEM
onstration of her uncanny precision
in prophecy, if you can bear hel
hysterical style of utterance.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, by Anthony
Eden-His version of it. Interesting
to read along with the others.
REACHING FOR THE STARS
by Nora Waln-The authors con-
tention is that the Germans art
lovely people. When they murdel
Jews, Austrians, Czechs. Poles ant
others, it is just that they are mis-
led. Recommended for a companion
piece to "Mein Kampf."
Biographies Produced.
Coming to biographies, the re-
viewers list shows these:
STAIN, by Boris Souvarine-Au'
thoritative version of the world
success story No. l. Give togethe
with "Mein Kampf" to Leftis
friends, as pretty gesture.
THE LETTERS OF T. E. LAW
RENEE, edited by David Garnett-
A volume for those who like to know
all about a hero.
ALBERT EINSTEIN, by H. Cor
don Garbedian.-A good life of tn
remaker of the universe. Might b.
included with stain" and "Meil
Kampf" to make triad for reddisl