Word: wars
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...title to the verse is not quite happy. Mr. Ward Shepard writes seriously on "The Spirit of Traherne." Traherne is unknown to so many of us that Mr. Shepard would have done better to have made his essay more of an exposition. Mr. Grandgent Fils tells a story of war and love with realism and a sense of humor. In "The Winged Stone" Mr. Reed retells a story that is as old as the Greeks, that of the ambitious youth who has to choose between true happiness and wealth and power. The youth chooses the latter and finds how little...
Captain Southerland was graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1872, and immediately after entered the navy as a midshipman. In 1896 he became a captain, and during the Spanish-American War served on the Cuban coast in command of the U. S. S. Eagle. Captain Southerland has written a number of scientific papers, among which are "Azimuth Tables," "Nautical Monograph No. 4," and "The North Atlantic Cyclone of August, 1883." He has just completed the tour of the world with the Atlantic squadron as commander of the New Jersey...
...Living Room of the Union tomorrow evening on "The Cruise of the Battle Fleet." He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and ever since he was graduated has served in the navy, commanding the U. S. S. Eagle during the Spanish-American War. He accompanied the fleet on its recently completed tour of the world...
Commercial relations bind nations together and do much to preserve peace. Other factors are mutual sympathy among nations and a good understanding of one another, for there is no war so serious that it cannot be amicably settled if both parties so wish it. International arbitration is another strong factor making for peace. Many peace societies sprang up in the United States during the first part of the last century, and were the natural precursors of the Hague Peace Conferences. Many international conferences, meeting for other purposes, have led to strong unions. These are drawing the nations closer together...
...importance of constitutional representative government cannot be, over-looked, for where the people decide whether there shall be war or not, they hesitate to incur one of which they will have to bear the burdens. In addition to this we have a growing sense of the uselessness of war...