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The Nations Meet in Washington Te-Day !
A World Leeks On Anxious -Hoping
"Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hope of future years,
Is hanging breathless en thy fate !"
Washington Will Be the Capital of the
World During the Arms Congress There
the question will be decided whether the civilized peoples
of the world are te abjure war, and whether the battleship
and siege-gun are te become as obsolete as the Reman
catapult. Hundreds of millions are watching anxiously. The
great Conference is being discust in every civilized country en
earth. What are they all saying about it? What are their
hopes, ancj fears, and criticisms, and demands? It is necessary
net only te knew our own mind, but te. knew also the view
point of all ether peoples, especially of these most vitally
concerned in the outcome.
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as reflected in their press. This is one .of the great features of the
November 12th issue, new en sale.
The Composite Mind of the British Empire
is disclosed, as from that far-flung "dominion ever palm and
pine" come evidences of a spontaneous entente between the
English-speaking peoples of the earth. The Literary Digest
presents the views of England, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, Seuth Africa, India, and the British West Indies.
The Spirit of Japan Is Revealed Through
Her Native PreSS. Important translations show the
attitude of the Japanese toward the Conference and their opin
ions en the Chinese question, naval bases established by the
United States in the Pacific, disarmament of navies, neutrality
of the Panama Canal, and ether troublesome problems.
China's Voice Is Heard through this congress of
Press and Popular Opinion which is gathered in The Lit
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Six Millien Men Under Arms Today
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What the World's Leaders and the Foreign
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Fermer Attempts at World Disarmament
The Fearful Inventions in War Gases
Comparative Air Navies of the Nations
Army Discipline as Spiritual Murder
The Peace Crusade Uniting Creeds
Clese-up Glimpses of the Delegates
Explanatory Catechism of the Conference
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