Show I r rI Around the Library Table I I Tim TIlE J JEWS S OJ OF It AND O POLAND D This publication Is based on a course of ot lectures delivered at the College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning Learn Learn- Ir ing at Philadelphia b by the author authol Israel l Ph D. D The Tho choice ot the subject was prompted b by the interest which an historic sketch of Polish and Russian Jews Jew's possesses at nt atthe atthe the present moment Thus at a glance Is given a birdseye view of Polish Polish- Whatever er Jewish history and culture the outcome of or the war It U is certain that the status o of the Jews In Russia and flUd Poland will be profoundly affected affect affect- In control must ed el and the tile government o give careful stu study y to the problem This book is not written for tOI scholars hut for the people at large larg-e who mn may acquaint themselves with the tIle d desire to facts There are no exaggerations lu lii luthe the book but butan an unbiased opinion Is given given n- n bY hy- hy bya a level headed writer of 01 the Jewish race on an important all-important ques Ques- tion He Tic makes no attempt to disguise disguise disguise dis dis- guise the fact that he is in sympathy with the Jews who at the beginning continue continuo to of tho the twentieth century endure nil all the agonies of the Middle Ages Tho The Jews were wore never commanded command command- ed to love lo their enemies but to Judge their neighbors In Tile The Jews of oC today according to Dr Fried Fried- laender's brilliant discourses are looking looking look look- ing lug forward to the time when hen the Jewry of or Russia and Poland ma may march on the tIle road to human pro progress and happiness G. G G. G P. P Putnam's Sons New cW York TilE WAR Il IlO AND O HUMANITY Tho The War and Humanity b by James M. M Beck is a sequel to The Evidence In iii the Case and deals with later de developments developments do- do I and ethics In the world war var and the attitude e and duty of or the United States regarding that struggle I The different chapters were originally public addres addresses es in which the author gave ave his opinion as to tho the time Tho The Distress of Nations was delivered delivered de do- livered at Toronto Canada and deals leals with the world problem of war and peace and discusses some sonic of or the suggested suggested suggested sug sug- remedies and their limitations The Sul Submarine Controversy ers was spoken en at Boston Doston on the anniversary of tile the sinking of the Lusitania The Time Case of or Edith elle Cavelle a speech delivered de do- c- c livered lI at Montreal Canada tries to illustrate the tIme rights o of noncombatants b by one of or the most pitiful tragedies of the war var The Tile Foreign Policy of George Washington treats of ot one of the time suggested reasons for tho the failure of ot the United States to intervene ono In a amore amore amore more forceful wa way in behalf of ot outraged outraged outraged out out- raged humanity and was given at Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia O on Washington's birthday There Is No Vision analyzes the causes and rc reasons for the neutrality of America and their bearing bearing- upon its future influence America and the time Allies AHles tries to clear the tue American people leople of or the stigma or of moral indifference which has Imas been Ocen attributed to them by foreign critics rIme Tho Vision of France FIance seeks to snow SIlO the tile spirit in which France FIance has met time the problems confronting her These addresses with th the exception of or th the last two have been rewritten and and considerable material has been added thereto As these addresses contain contain con con- tam tain severe seere criticism of the time present administration administration ad ad- ministration the time book boole was purposely held unpublished until after election so o as not hot to be he considered ered political G. G P P. Putnam's Sons New ew York HO OF op A I IThe LEGEND ga xo The GI Growth of a n. Legend is iH A Study of Fi und amid Atrocities in Ir ll liun by br von on La Lagen- Lagen hove hO trl n from the thee by Dr VI l- l 11 B B. Sherlock of London with a R preface b by Dr Di J J. J Mark Baldwin In It Jt i is a refutation of the time alleged ed tal tales s I I of or Ira franr- franr 11 p- p II lire e UPS 1 and nil at atrocities roel tI by tho Bel Belgian civil chU population t It Ft t is is 19 as the author declares not polemic hut a a. piece of careful work a i. ba based od upon authentic German dot doeu- ments menu an and ami Ii con conducted In accordance with methods recognized as I appropriate to Lo sociological investigation M. M von on ORl writes with mi 1 nu- nu being scientific secretary 1 of nf th HIP Solvay ol Institute of oC U S i Sociology at nt nf i The Thc preface by Dr Baldwin ex explains that tho th G German ease case is as Rs pitiful a defense is la weak weal In iii evident evidence as IK Suppose Suppo the Belgian Dc populace frenzied b by anger and fear foar had imad overstepped hero here and ami t tn there re tho the bounds of or i military action in defending their their homes would 1 this Justify tho crimes i n against i monument clergy and individuals of or which th the tho Ury Bryce I for or port example is fUll American soldiers were fired upon Bom some ome months aJ ago from windows in Vera Yera ra Cruz Crux were sere they ordered to destroy destro that city in lC and nh m mast massacre acre it its in In- In habitants The German Colo Colossus aus bOa boasts of oC its power Poel and in the flame aane br breath breath ath i irl rl declares cn c that it acts lets in self defense 1 In li-i shooting old men and women In Inn n la lapses lages from froni which all males under tilt fifty J Jare are away on military service This pretense is as shameful as tho the crime cime One no of ot the legends as related in C n a so soldiers soldier's letter follows Vc c a arrived at tt night at an advance ance P priSt st st. Darkness surrounded u M threateningly As we wo were few we felt sonic some anxiety t for tor wo we e could not flOt count upon human aid We e resolved to kneel down to together and implore the help nr ot All Powerful the Suddenly we WG sa saw an apparition holdin holding a flaming laming sword which stood before us UR When at dawn It disappeared we discovered that wo were only a fw t w yards yard ards from the One ene nem ne- ne m and that we had bc been in my n this wa way miraculously saved G. G. G P. P Putnam's am a Son Sons New York BEe I AM AJ A GERMAN Many war vai books loOkS have been heen written The Is full tull of works dealing dealing- with the conflict convulsing Europe d dl- dl and and the whole world worM Indirectly To say sav Y I that a war book la is unusual I in theme me or method of dealing with time the subject is to proclaim tho the work York a an aH unusual Interest Over of here In neutral neu m America whore where the opinions of ot the tho world orld conflict are all second-hand second v. v sa savo In the ease as of the volunteers from the tIme states tates or correspondents who re re- re turn such a n. piece of writing as DoH Bec Because Be c cause luse I Am Am a G German appeals with double force The author Herman Jo Kernau Ker- Ker ernau er- er nau tau has ha chosen a new viewpoint of or ortin tin time r rt rat at trag dv Ho has shown us UR Germany German In a light different from any am r which lights the pages es of ot a book bool on tho the fighting Ig empire His work Is a no statement of or Germanys Germany's case CaSC against I Many l Americans there ther b hI h. who have r and Yon Von 13 But they will find rind somethIng something some some- thing entirely different t from the much much- d superman in ln the tho Ideal presents pro pre sc by H Herr Horr rr Fernau The Tho book Is b cs- cs penallY timely coming cominS' from the pen of or an author of ot that name E E. 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