The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

+ thing before mankind that not to b
busted upon it, not to be making
!. more widely known and better under
!. stood, not to be working out its prob
!: lens and bringing it about, is to b
Z living outside the contemporary lif
of the world" 80
In discussing the nature of such
league Mr. Wells considers the for
nation OF the United States and tn,
.. relations between its States and it!
Federal Government as Offering 9
model which might be successfully
copied more or less closely. He also
thinks that in our electoral college
concerning whose present-day practi-
cal importance in our scheme of gov
ernment he holds some innocent and
surprising opinions might be found
a suggestion for the choosing of dele
gates to an Allied Council. to the Peace
Congress, and later to the hoped-for
Council Of League of Nations. His
purpose in these suggestions is to
start discussion upon the idea of cleo
toral representation in these bodies.
And he follows with some cutting
gibes upon the interest which, he SAYS,
titled ladies'" dinner parties" and
London society in general are taking
in the question of who is to go?"
To such activities Mr.. Wells responds
with an emphatic "No," and declares
that THE bulk of British opinion can
not go on being represented by Presi-
dent Wilson"
Throughout the book Mr.. Wells
over and over again voices his admir-
alton for President Wilson, his con-
fidence in his craftsmanship, his de-
mocracy. and his leadership. He calls
attention also to the fact that the
political system which placed the
President in this position of world
leadership had previously produced
other statesmen of a high order of
ability. President Wilson. he declares,
lis one of series of figures who tower
over their European contemporaries"
And he says that it is to the United
State of America that we must look
now if world is to be made safe for
democracy 1t is to the method Of
selection, as distinguished from dele
cation. that we must look if democracy
s to be saved from ITSELF"
Mr.. Wells draws especial atten-
ion to the danger which he thinks
hreatens the character of the peace
hat will end the war and menaces ,
he League of Nations idea in the IN
'erialistic ambitions of European ma
ions. He finds this danger lurking I
q the prepossessions, the old ways Of !
the world, and the old man ',
er os thought of those who assume to y
e the governing classes in Europe, !
nd he calls upon all who really be- L
eve in democracy to come forward
nd make it kp:' N that the demo- L
ratio people. will lave no more of Z
Imperialism. He takes the British =
Overnment to task because it has not - y
eld out inducements to the German Z,
eople to turn its face toward dernoc- r
ICY and revolution and declares quite "
ainly that there is an anti-democratic e
ing of aristocratic opinion in Eng
nd which has exerted itself to pre- NJ
mt a revolutionary movement in -
ermany and has prevented adequate =,
cognition of the revolution in Rus n,
4. And throughout he pleads the Al
use Of the League of Nations idea ].
th all his well-known vigor, daring. ].
and unconventionality. Dr
veral chapters are devoted to a dis Dc
ssion of the idea of democracy, with ".
. purpose of defining the term and -
ling attention to the necessity of M,
opaganda in its favor. But it is as To-
,orceful argument for the establish La
mt of League of Free Nations and En-
: seeing to it at once that such Mi
que shall be under democratic COLI W.
i rather than under that of men of on
|, old-style diplomatic school. an | NJ
a vigorous setting forth of the al w
native. Mr.. Wells's new book chal- DR.
ges and merits attention. jar
The Macmillan Company. New DR..
rk Cloth; 154 pages; s1.25) Mr.