Peace by trade and law for a peaceful era
Frank D. LaLan ne president of the National Board of Trade argues that commerce shapes civilization and peace. He praises merchants as peacekeepers, advocates a stronger navy, and supports international arbitration and the Hague process to establish an International Court of Arbitration and prevent war through diplomacy.
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Frank D. la Lanne
National Board of Trade
Europe
Baltic
Nlansenfic League
Panama Canal
North
South America
International Court of Arbitration
Root
Waste of Men and Means
A moral appeal on coal mining waste and worker fatalities in the United States. The author warns that coal sustains heat light and power but cannot be replenished and cites alarming mine death and injury rates. He urges restraint and consideration for miners and their families.
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United States
Honor and Duty of Mothers Across Time
A contemplative meditation extols motherhood as the supreme human type of sacrifice and filial love. It describes mothers guiding sons through heredity and environment, enduring suffering, and standing as the pinnacle of unselfish service in life’s social order.
Science Revealer of God in an Era of Resource Wealth
The essay argues humans must treat global resources as a common asset and use them wisely to sustain life amid population growth. It cites 1950s demographic projections, warns of dwindling mineral wealth, and predicts shifts from export to domestic needs while stressing a rational view of God and nature.
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Earth
Professor Shaler
America
United States
Canada
Americans Pride in Joy Yet Poor in Culinary Taste
A critique contrasts American joy in sports and spiritual life with a weaker relish for art and cooking. It argues Americans are emotionally restrained, excel in social enjoyment and schooling, but fall short in marital philosophy and the cultivation of higher character in marriage. It emphasizes marriage as a permanent social institution for racial and moral development.
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America
Is Woman's Standard Lowering and Public Morality
A discussion argues that the public decline in women's behavior signals broader social decay. It urges political empowerment for women to enforce laws against intemperance, gambling, and smoking, warning that laxity threatens morality, finances, and social order.
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James J. Hill
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Guiseppe DE Marco
Met
Dlip
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Dr. F
Adler
Ida Husted Harper
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