BOOKS OF THE DAY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2818, 8 July 1916, Page 6

BOOKS OF THE DAY

.'INTERNATIONAL' RELATIONS. :: ?.'in Introduction to tho Study of In:terhational';TKelations" is the title of a ■useful war book, published by Messrs. iMacmillan and Co. It consists ,'of six essays by. competent authorities, dealing with war and economics from various Bointtjof .vieivv •... In view of ,the hopes i-whioEiaJe'now entertained of a .better world when the present war is over, ,P:rofe6sor; Grant's, etory "of the Congress of Vicmmi and. thb Holy Alliance is, decidedly interesting. When the Congress of "Vienna, met "men . promised reform of 'system of Europe and. guarantees for'".universalpeace.'\. But the gr&it alliance*,.which: was-;formed after of'.iNapoleon was a failure. it.failed,; and the ne\K; Quadruple Alliance,-which the present:l war has ■ brqiight-into existence, is not; likely-'-to repeat'.tho mistakes ;thcn made.,; :The'.reaction caused by the failtfre of tho Holy Allianco found expression! in Canning's.'.metmoi*able phrase: ■'Efery nation "for itself," and God for. .■us.-'all." Grant . Temark& that iwith the'' cry'of* Belgium in our ears wo ,are;inclined to-rowr-ite this, remark: "livery .nation'for itself, and the devil 'fako'^M'weakest."'' 'Mostof the essayists give'.expression to interesting opinions as to,, what >is going to; happen :aftor ( the essay on-international law by AIr.T.U. Hughes provides a. useful exof ..the-, - present stato of the few of nations and possible lines of develbpnient. Mr. ]?., F... Urquhart, of •Ballipl: College,; Oxford/ deals witlv "The Causes of Modorn Wars"; Mr. Arthur Greenwood writes on "International" Economic Eelatious" and "International Relations and tho Growth of '.-Freedom." "Political llelationK' -hebveeu : Advanced and Backward Peoples" is tho subject; of r fine essay by Mr.' P. ll'- Kerr, editor of "Tho Sound Table."- -The book contains' much usefuT information, .and Eterald bo helpful to ordinary.men. and, wimon who want to put themselves in a position t» tako an intelligent interest in; tho great international problems that are noiy pressing for solution.

SCOTLAND YARD. $ "By all 'means, let us abuse tho police, ijiit let us see what the poor wretches liavoi'i6':dfl."~ ! Thi9 quotntiou from Kipling stands at the Lead of the first chapter of Mi. : . George Dilnot's. highly ,inforjiiativo aqd.r interesting little book on "Scotland 'Yard: The Methods and .Opgamsation,. of tho\ Metropolitan Police" (Pcrclvat' Marshall and Co.). Mr. Dilnot dedicates his book to "Robert," remarking that one advantage at least the war llias conferred .upou. the London police£ian:;"lt has exploded the ignorance of joui'. profession .to. those thousands of citizens who have elected to share something of your responsibilities. They at least'know; something of jour worth; they at loast know that the special constable can never, replace, 'though ho may assist, the experienced jolice-offlcer. You always understood tho - Londoner; now the Londoner is coming to understand you." Mr; Dilnofs explanation of the .working of the London police machine makes very good; reading. ■ His description of the diltie3 of ; the real'detective as opposed ;:to-those,; attributed to them by tho sensational novelist; is spe-' ciall/ interesting, and the chapter . on finger-pr}nts provides convincing proofs of the fairness and value of this much discussed moans of ..identification,--. Between 70,000 and 80,000. sets of. : fingerprints.,arg,,dealt ~wi«h..at., Scotland. Yard overy year/. The number of recognitions effected-in the,last .year,, 1913, .for .which, the author gives the figures was no less than 10,607,. (New. Zealand Is. 3d.).