Real Flemish movement not represented Separation not Flemish program Flemings work under constitution FACILITIES FOR FUTURE COURSES ON Problems of the War, No. 7, OCTOBER, 1918 RELATION TO A LEAGUE OF NATIONS ORGANS OF THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL ALLIED MARITIME TRANSPORT COUNCIL I. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMERICAN MISSION TO EUROPE, November 8, II. STATEMENT OF PAUL PAInlevé, Premier, in the French Parlia- 3. Statement of the Supreme War Council respecting the Polish, Czecho-Slovak and Yugo-Slavic peoples 4. Agreement between the Allies and the Murman Council 5. Decisions respecting joint action in Siberia. a. Declaration of imperial Japanese Government, August 2, 1918 No. 8, DECEMBER, 1918 JAPAN, AMERICA AND THE GReat War II. JAPAN'S ATTITUDE IN THE WAR: Speech of Viscount Ichiro Motono, Japanese minister for foreign affairs, to both Houses of Parliament, IMMIGRATION AND THE "GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT" IV. GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO CREATE AMERICAN-JAPANESE Enmity: 1. Instructions from the imperial German secretary for foreign affairs d. Address of Viscount Ishii, head of the Japanese mission to the United States, before the National Press Club, Washington, V. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE United States anD JAPAN DURING the War: d. Declaration of the Chinese Government 2. Exchange of notes between Japanese and American secretaries for foreign affairs, May 6-7, 1918: a. Baron Shimpei Goto to Secretary Lansing b. Secretary Lansing to Baron Goto THEODORE ROOSEVELT ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS COURT SUSTAINS BEQUEST Decision of Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts as to Mr. Ginn's Legacy to World Peace Foundation BY SAMUEL J. ELDER It would be worse than useless to attempt by way of analysis or exposition to add to the words of Chief Justice Rugg of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in rendering the opinion of the Court concerning the purposes of the World Peace Foundation. It is a cause of profound satisfaction that a great Court in a Christian Commonwealth has so clearly shown how fully our Constitution and the policy of our laws, instead of hampering, promote and safeguard the highest moral aims. The case was that of Parkhurst et al., Executors, v. Treasurer and Receiver General. A tax was imposed and paid upon the legacy given by Mr. Ginn for the benefit of the Foundation, based upon the contention that it was not in law a charity and was therefore not exempt from taxation. The language of the Chief Justice in determining "that the excise has been illegally exacted" and was to be repaid is in part as follows: "Mr. Ginn by his will devoted a large annual payment for the benefit of the World Peace Foundation, a corporation organized under the laws of this commonwealth. Its corporate purpose is declared in these words: 'The corporation is constituted for the purpose of educating the people of all nations to a full knowledge of the waste and destructiveness of war and of preparation for war, its evil effects on present social conditions and on the well-being of future generations, and to promote international justice and the brotherhood of man; and generally by every practical means to promote peace and good will among all mankind.' "The declaration of corporate purpose expresses one of the highest moral aspirations of the race. It adopts almost the very words of the angel song on the night of the Nativity. It reveals nothing on a |