Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03
Ne7v Books At Library
On Foreign Situation

The nights grow longer now and
cooler and there is more opportunity
for reading. The library is now re-
ceiving new fall books daily. Some
are gay and entertaining for those
who want to forget EurOpe's war and
its problems and some are serious
for those who want to understand
what brought it about and what
America should do about it.
Among the latter are; They Want
ed War" by Otto P. Tolischus, Win
ner of the Pulitzer Prize for 1910 for
DISTINGUISHED foreign correspondence;
The Revolution of NihiliSm: Warm
ing to the West" and The Voice Of
Destruction: Hitler Speaks, by Her.
man RauSchning.
The title of Mr.. ToliSchus's book
They Wanted War, is quoted from
what Hitler said Of the democracies:
They wanted war: they shall have
it,. Mr.. Tolischus was Berlin cor
respondent for the New York Times
during the seven years in which Hit
Ter built his war machine and re-
ported each step fully, accurately
dispaSsionately. Last May he was
awarded the Pulitzer Prize in rec
IGNITION of the excellence of his re-
porting AT about the same time the
German government added to this
the strongest recognition in their
power by ejecting MIR. Tolischus from
Germany. The book is based on Mr..
Tolischus'S reports to the New York
Times. It is a record that will be of
great value to historians, but it was
not written for them. It was written
for the general reader and in clear
style it presents the facts of the Hit
Ter regime, of the rise to power of
the new world conqueror who has
made d people into living jugger-
nant of Mars.
Dorothy Thompson says of the
Revolution of Nihilism" by Herman
Rauschning: absolutely essential
reading for all who wish to under
stand a crisis which is certainly not
the crisis Of eastern Europe, but a
crisis of Western civilization" DR..
Rauschning, who was driven into
exile after his establishment with
Nazi tactics, has written an inside
story of the aims and methods OF the
NaZi movement.
A descendant of an land owning
family of military caste in East
Prussia, he was educated III the
Prussian cadet corps and was wound
ed in the Great War. AS wealthy
landowner and skilled agriculturlst
he was called upon to become presl-
dent of the Danzig Farmers Assocla-
ton. Believing at that time that the
National Socialists offered the only
way out of Germany's difficulties,
he Joined the Nazi party and was
elected president of the Danzig Sen
ate. When, however, the party agents
began to insist that he arrest Catholic
priests, disfranchise the Jews and
suppress rival parties, he appealed
to Hitler and, receiving no reply,
severed his connection with the
party. Later he was forced to dis
pose of his farming interests and
flee from the Free State for reasons
of personal safety.
Five new biographies recently re-
ceived at the library will be Of in
terest to those readers who like tc
read about lives of other people,
Daphne Du Maurier, author OF the
best seller "Rebecca," writes the
story of her father in Gerald, Por-
trait The story begins with George
Du Maurier, author of "Trilby," and
Peter Ibbetson," but its hero is
Gerald who was one Of the most
dominant figures Of the English
stage.
His letters 70 his mother and faith
er form the basis of Richard Halli-
burton's "Story of His Life's AdVen-
lures"
Il Married Adventure" by OSa
Johnson, narrates the lives and adj
ventures of the famous explorers
Martin and OSa Johnson.
"A Portrait of the Artist as a
Young Man." by James Joyce, as its
title indicates is an autobiography
covering the early life of the famous