JAVITVE PRINCIPLES The Claims of Italy President Wilson 14 Forts will be Razed Fought for by America V FOUR POINTS OF VIEW ACCEPT THE BEST YOU CAN GET George Washington 14 HOW TO TREAT A CONSTITUTION THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AMERICA IN THE WORLD. Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine IS John Dewey I ce toward none, with charity for all, with firmight, as God gives us to see the right, let us inish the work we are in; to do all which may herish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, nations." This book w of citizenship importance. Apart from and the preser question ever posed Covena Americans of privilege of fo icans of the t privilege of sha The performa which knocks This opportu ABRAHAM LINCOLN. fare. Whether the influence an illustration ment might fitti only to inform on proposed pol The great de of citizenship in regard to a question of paramount nation importance. Apart from the formation of the Federal Union in 17 and the preservation of the Union in 1860, the most importa question ever submitted to the American people is the pr posed Covenant for a League of Nations. Just as once Americans of the eighteenth century was given the pione privilege of forming their own government, so now to Ame icans of the twentieth century is given the enlarged pione privilege of sharing in the construction of a new world ord The performance of such a task is the kind of opportuni which knocks but once at a nation's door. This opportunity is big with consequences for human w fare. Whether the proposed covenant is accepted or rejecte the influence of America's action will be profound and fa reaching. It becomes every citizen's bounden duty to a quaint himself with the issues involved. He should wo with unstinted zest and unremitting toil to assist his fello citizens to understand them. He should help his communi through public discussion to organize and make effective public opinion. This can best be accomplished through co munity meetings for free, orderly discussion. This book is written both to stimulate the organization public meetings for full and free discussion and to serve an illustration of the kind of document, which the Gover ment might fittingly issue directly to local communities-n only to inform the people but also to ascertain their opini on proposed policies of national importance. The great debate now in progress on The League of N nment is a corporation; the citizens are its its provisions arguments m This outline f the instrumen this approach machinery. one considers want to go, it the sake of cl constructed of facts clear by of a case ofte In order th or discouraged article has bee Our country pa was debated at setting forth t the League of no longer be li its sympathies. included to set to indicate that a perspective to the fact that th to international local partisan d The transitio nment alone has the facilities for reaching all the e nation with accurate information on public Until public machinery becomes more available le's use, it is necessary to use private agencies zens to inform themselves in regard to their ncerns. It will no doubt be a continued neceslunteer agencies to do pioneer and creative work, d parallel this use with a constant effort to raise slowly rising common denominator of public assist in raising this common denominator, this ructed on the distinctive idea that the Governbe issuing it; and it treats the proposed Coveif the Government were submitting it to local meetings for consideration. All the material in onsistent with this formative idea. the President's addresses explaining the Cove 50 gradual that dimly consciou |