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...provinces. The country itself which nine years ago was almost rid of opium, is now the scene of a brisk smuggling trade that is protected by the militarists for the sake of the large revenue the opium trade yields. Lack of political unity is easily recognizable in china, tor while the Chinese have a remarkable solidarity, there is nevertheless, no well-articulated national feeling. The imperial government has been a mere figure-head to the far distant provinces. The center of Chinese government has been the village, and village democracy, in turn, oenters in the office of elder, and seldom...
NIGGER HEAVEN - Carl Van Vechten - Knopf ($2.50). Sullen-mouthed, silky-haired Author Van Vechten has been playing with Negroes lately; writing prefaces tor their poems, having them around the house, going to Harlem.^ They have been his latest fad, just as cats, perfumes, precious stones were his fads before. And now he seems to have sickened of Negroes. In this story about high and low brownskins in Harlem and Atlantic City he shows Negroes wallowing in extreme depravity. He makes the comparatively chaste, intelligent heroine most unhappy. The hero, an ambitious graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is discouraged, disillusioned...
Near Ossining, N. Y, there was opened last week Camp Edith Macy, given to the Girl Scouts of America as a training camp tor their leaders. For the opening there came together Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from 39 nations. There were Mrs. Jane Deeter Rippin, the National Director; Lady Baden-Powell (wife of Sir Robert who founded the Scout movement in England), who is the international leader; Mrs. Juliette Low, who introduced the Girl Guide movement in America (but American girls insisted on being called Scouts like their brothers; so their name differs from the name of affiliated groups...
...year ago Wilhelm Furtwangler,* famed German conductor, came tor the U. S. to serve a four weeks' guest conductorship with the New York Philharmonic. He did his work well, he was a success, a sensational success, some said. On the basis of his success he was engaged for this season as a regular conductor for a ten-week term. Last week he arrived, began rehearsals with an orchestra still quivering with the thrill of Toscanini's administration, gave his first concert in Carnegie Hall...