CONTENTS

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I. The League of Nations and the Federation of Mankind 3
II. The Beauty of Flying 10
III. The Triumph of France 15
IV. The Singapore Arsenal 21
V. The League of Nations Again 27
VI. The Aviation of the Half-Civilised 34
VII. Will Germany Break into Pieces? 41
VIII. The Future of the British Empire 47
IX. Winston 63
X. The Other Side in France 69
XI. The Last of the Victorians 75
XII. Politics as a Public Nuisance 81
XIII. The Re-emergence of Mr. Lloyd George 87
XIV. Spain and Italy Whisper Together 93
XV. Latin America and the League 99
XVI. Cosmopolitan and International 105
XVII. The Parliamentary Triangle 111
XVIII. Modern Government: Parliament and Real Electoral Reform 117
XIX. Scrapping the Gold Standard 123
XX. The Hub of Europe: Czecho-Slovakia and France 130
XXI. The Mandarins at the Gate: The Revival of the Old Learning 136
XXII. Lenin: Private Capitalism against Communism 142
XXIII. The Fantasies of Mr. Belloc and the Future of the World 148
XXIV. A Creative Educational Scheme for Britain: A Tentative Forecast 156
XXV. Portugal and Prosperity: The Blessedness of being a Little Nation 164
XXVI. Reconstruction of the League of Nations: The Practical Problem 170
XXVII. The Labour Party on Trial: The Folly of the Five Cruisers 177
XXVIII. Dictators or Politicians? The Dilemma of Civilisation 184
XXIX. Youth and the Vote: The Rejuvenescence of the World 190
XXX. Olive Branches of Steel: Should the Angels of Peace carry Bombs? 197
XXXI. The Case of Unamuno: The Feeble Republic of Letters 204
XXXII. An Open Letter to Anatole France on his Eightieth Birthday 210
XXXIII. The European Kaleidoscope: The German Will in Default 214
XXXIV. China: The Land out of the Limelight 220
XXXV. Air Armament: The Supremacy of Quality 226
XXXVI. Labour Politicians: The Evaporation of the Intelligenzia 232
XXXVII. Constructive Ideas and their Relation to Current Politics 239
XXXVIII. The Wembley Empire: An Exhibition of Lost Opportunities 245
XXXIX. The Extinction of Party Government 251
XL. The Serfdom of Ignorance: The Right of Women to Knowledge 257
XLI. Blinkers for Free Youth: Young America asks to Hear and See 262
XLII. The Lawlessness of America and the Way to Order 268
XLIII. The Shabby Schools of the Pious: Drains and the Odour of Sanctity 273
XLIV. The Incompatibility in India: Divorce or Legal Separation 278
XLV. The Spirit of Fascism: Is there any Good in it at all? 285
XLVI. The Race Conflict: Is it Unavoidable? 291
XLVII. The Schools of a New Age: A Forecast 298
XLVIII. The Impudence of Flags: Our Power Resources and My Elephants, Whales, and Gorillas 303
XLIX. Has Communism a Future? The Possibility of a Socialist Renascence 310
L. The Little House: as it was, is now, and apparently ever will be 317
LI. The Triviality of Democracy and the Feminine Influence in Politics 323
LII. Sex Antagonism: An Unavoidable and Increasing Factor in Modern Life 329
LIII. Living Through: The Truth about an Interview 334
LIV. The Creative Passion 341
LV. After a Year of Journalism: An Outbreak of Auto-Obituary 347