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Less brilliant, more statistical than M. Tardieu’s new book is a detailed analysis* of U. S. institutions by Andre Siegfried, Professor at the School of Political Sciences, Paris. He says of President Coolidge: “Small, uninspiring . . . dislikes games, prefers prosaic walks . . . skillful politician . . . eager to do what is right.” Of the Governor of New York, Alfred E. Smith, Professor Siegfried thinks: “Excellent Governor . . . born in the slum quarters . . . prestige mainly owing to his origin. . . .”
* AMERICA COMES OF AGE — by Andre Siegfried — Harcourt Brace ($8).
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