The New World from Girard, Kansas • 9

The New World: Lincoln Phiftr'i Paptr-Magazine Page Nine Guy Bogajft-rDestfoyer of Shams Alanson Sessions where he cf A LONG asI oan remember, acter in Los Angeles, Guy Bogart has had a habit of works at present, usjng his journalistic accomplish- Several'years ago Guy conceived mnts to boost all.his friends put the idea of conducting a syndicate tirig them conspicuously before the book review for the progressive public.eye. fit is only a minor in-' press. Prom the beginning his stance1 of- that "broad generosity name, "Bobspa," is actually constructed oi the two words, Bob's pa. i It is impossible, in a short sketch of this kind, 'to examine In detail Bogart's writings. But it is ho exaggeration to say that he is one of the few reliable, and sensible reviewers of books in the United States.

His ability is. rated very high by Eastern publishers. Bogart intends to continue this work, and he is branching out more and more into general comment and criticism. As a poet, Bogart is much more than mediocre. He has produced a great deal of meritorious verse, much of which has been widely printed in both the radical and conservative press of the UnitedStates.

To be frank, however, I not think that Bogart vill ever attain the heights of Ama Lowell, Edgar Lee Masters or Carl Sandburg in Hbhe 'realm of poetry. His field is in literary criticism, in character portrayal, and feature-story' writing. And in the latter fields Guy Bogart is going to make the litterateurs of I n'4M. i Ik that characterizes his whole life. For a long time I have waited for someone to iky something -to American radicals i about Guy Bogart.

But nothing has Sol am going to to get revenge for what he has often safd about me. Guy Bogart alias David Bobspa is an extraordinary person with an extraordinary message for an extraordinary age. His age is extraordinary in that it affords an un-; precamt'edbprrtunity for reformers hismessage because it is vitally, needed himself because he possesses white-hot enthusiasm for the weal of humanity. Guy is notgagged by "any creed nonstifled by a single ritual. He observes no forms in his propagan is not a hero worshipper, in -the-conventional sense of the 1 1 I 'A If this country sit up and take no tice wonk Senility, per se, does not Quy Bogart stiri within him any reverence.

Be fore-iie can espouse the cause of WQrk hag been ft tremendous suc any individual, he recogmzea Iflatantl received the wormy aaaiiion iodine muvemuu arty co-operation of the big pub- the freedom and happi making for Some War Figures THE armistice was signed at the 1 eleventh hour of the 11th day the 11th month. The American dead in the war are about 82,000, with 97,000 wounded. In the battle of Gettysburg alone 200,000 were kiiled and as many more wounded. The civil war of 4 years cost America only about $4,500,000,000. The recent war cost America about $21, and did not last half as long or result in a tenth as many American fatalities.

hshing houses, and at the present time is patronized by several dozen periodical journals. I first met Bogart just a few weeks ago. I had enjoyed a copious correspondence with him for almost a year, and of course had some faint inkling of the delightful personality of the man But the visit itself was doubly do-lighttul. Mrs, Bogart to be more familiar is an inspiration to him, and a most delectable entertainer. She shares all her husband's ideals and aspirations.

Both are absolutely demented over the dream of a little son who is called "Bobbie." in fact, pen They used to say that President Wilson was stating the war aims. Bat since the war was won, other things re being demanded. what was the war fought for, ness of i men. His ideal is a system of society the basis 'of which is voluntary co-operation. He objects to any regulation that hampers the free and poetic development of the individual.

Bogart was once a materialist, a of. Haeckel and Tyndall and But. during the last few'years he changed his mind rad-inaljv on the subject of religion and is still Kfollower.of these men but professes, a spiritual mesaage in their writings. He now accepts nearly all the more radical religious beliefs, including theosophy, spiritualism, Christian Science, etc. But imreligion, as in politics, Bo gart is no, respecter of forms.

He has a deep pity that so many of the race; feel the need for organized and is equally aloof (personally from even many liberal forms of Christianity. Guy was' born in Indiana, a state whichrie eulogized in many bits'-W 'lib re He spent several years in the newspaper game and later' became active in journalistic work of a varied char- Head of the thorn shall come up fir turn 7.