| Show slthi thi LtI ster 4 NOVELIST 1ND SIMONPURE SOCIALIST I 1 Wo speak of the English writer H G Wells xd the man whom popular fancy pictures as producing aW only such thrilling tales as The War of the Worlds the Invisible Man etc But one should rat sal consider Mr Wells also as socialist and man of hope In a day of Indifference and pessimism It Is m refreshing In this materialistic faithless age to read the words I have come to believe In certain y other things In the coherency and purpose In the a world and In the greatness of human destiny I Worlds may freeze and suns may perish but there stirs something within us now that can never die againAnd And in this age we like it that Mr Wells should wrltetor the deliverance of all our blood and speech from those fouler things than chattel slavery child adolescent labor Mr Wells Is a member of the famous London Fabian society tho I most Important Socialistic society In England and recently censured the society In a paper on The uof the i Fabians He thinks the Fabians are neglecting their main work propaganda As un article in Current Literature says Mr Wells Is the least Insular of itaien worldwide In his Interests and sympathies Son of a professional eter as a boy II G Wells was apprenticed to a shop keeper but natural ltii lous ambition led him to seek an education At the JJoyal College of London ho proved himself a brilliant pupil and at the University of obtained the degree of bachelor of science with special honors Into In-to and geology Mr Wells believes that scientific education Is the best tot training for literary work Criticism is the essence of science and the Hal habit of mind Is essential to artistic performance Mr Wells tales someone refers to ns scientific romances have made him famous Behs i recently made a short visit to the United States on the quest of mail ma-il for social studies |
