The United States in the World War (1918-1920). By Join
Bach IleAlastern. (Appleto. 16s. net.)—The second volume of Professor MeMaster's work carries his story from the appear since of German submarines off the American coasts in May, 1918, to the rejection of the Peace Treaty by the Senate on March 19th, 1920. A single brief and inadequate chapter deli with the fighting in France, which does not seem to interest Professor McMaster nearly so much as the campaign in America to raise loans and public subscriptions. The greater part of the book is devoted to the Armistice, the Peace Conference and the discussion of the Treaty in the Senate. We do not observe that Professor McMaster has utilized any sources of information which are not readily accessible ; he seems indeed to have relied largely upon the reports in the newspapers. The book is disfigured by some careless mistakes ; such misspellings as " Harwick," " McKlay " and " Bourgeoise " may be due to the stenographer or the compositor, but we can hardly account thus for the description of Mr. Boner Law as Foreign Secretary.
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