401208 1928 COPYRIGHT, 1916, 1928, BY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA As to wisdom, a man ain't a spring, he's a tank, an' -Sayings of Si Sylvanne When this work was first published, it contained little more than the lecture notes of the author, and the reader bumped along from fact to fact. In this edition the facts have not been reduced, but enough ballast has been supplied to make the trip a bit more smooth. The book has been wholly rewritten, though some of the original text and illustrations have been incorporated. This work is intended for those who want facts, not style. The author seeks to interest serious students and to make them desirous of knowing at first hand the writers from whom the illustrative material has been drawn. To him who will turn to the specialists many delightful and profitable hours can be promised. This work, then, is meant to be an introduction, not a substitute. The author's conviction that students of social science cannot afford to neglect the underlying earth has grown with the years. He has found that the ablest students are always most interested in the discussions. The World War must have opened the eyes of many people who had not considered these matters previously. As passions cool, it must be increasingly evident that it takes more than a mad Kaiser to make a war and that reformers, prating of liberty, may follow the methods of tyrants. Since the position America occupies to-day is so largely due to physical factors, it is more than ever important that Americans should see things in terms of the world as a whole. 717708 |