Peaceful World Trade and The Hague Peace Conference
The article surveys the merchant class influence on civilization through peaceful commerce from Phoenician boards to the Hanseatic League. It praises universal peace backed by naval strength, predicts a “Squadron of Peace,” and commends the Hague Conference moves toward an International Court of Arbitration with hopes for judge appointments by diplomacy led by Secretary of State Root.
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Europe
Baltic
Hansetic League
Hanseatic League
Panama Canal
North
South America
International Court of Arbitration
Waste Men and Means
A moral appeal on coal use and mining safety. The speaker warns that coal is a finite resource and criticizes wasteful production and consumption. He highlights mine deaths and injuries, urges respect for workers, and calls society to rethink exploitation for national progress.
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United States
Honor and Motherhood in a World of Scarce Resources
A speech by D. Stephens of Chicago extols motherhood as the supreme in unselfish service. It argues modern commerce overuses natural resources, warns of population growth to 200 million by 1950s, and foresees America losing grain exports if land is misused.
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Earth
Professor Shaler
America
United States
Canada
Science Revealer and the Unseen Life of God
An essay argues that belief in a supreme indwelling intelligence explains nature’s stability intelligibility and practicability. It cites Herschel on gravity association with consciousness and envisions future progress uncovering deeper laws and a union with the unseen life God as comfort against death.
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Herschel
American Joy in Material and Spiritual Fulfillment
A reflection on how Americans excel in enjoying sport and spiritual pursuits yet lag in gourmet cooking and fine arts. It credits the nation with vast, varied enjoyment from sea to schoolyard, noting that holidays and childhood experiences in the U S are full of healthful delight.
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America
The True Purpose of Marriage and Its Eternal Bonds
A speaker argues marriage should serve racial spiritual growth and character, not personal happiness. It advocates permanent wedlock, mutual understanding, and parental unity for children, with harmony achieved through personal virtue rather than fear or formal codes.
Is Woman's Standard Lowering a National Issue
The article argues that a general moral decline among women threatens public virtue, linking smoking drinking and gambling to social costs. It urges women to gain political power to enforce stricter morality and to eliminate bad habits across society rather than rely on churches or elites.
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Frank D. la Lanne
National Board of Trade
J. Hill
Faguate
Saenie Preva
Hi. Stephens
D.D
Chicago
Wg. Om
Guiseppe DE Marco
Sthe
Ida Husted Harper
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