A year of prophesying
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1. Front matter2. FOREWORD3. I THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND THE FEDERATION OF MANKIND4. II THE BEAUTY OF FLYING5. III THE TRIUMPH OF FRANCE6. IV THE SINGAPORE ARSENAL7. V THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AGAIN8. VI THE AVIATION OF THE HALF-CIVILISED9. VII WILL GERMANY BREAK INTO PIECES?10. VIII THE FUTURE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE11. IX WINSTON12. X THE OTHER SIDE IN FRANCE13. XI THE LAST OF THE VICTORIANS14. XII POLITICS AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE15. XIII THE RE-EMERGENCE OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE16. XIV SPAIN AND ITALY WHISPER TOGETHER17. XV LATIN AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE18. XVI COSMOPOLITAN AND INTERNATIONAL19. XVII THE PARLIAMENTARY TRIANGLE20. XVIII MODERN GOVERNMENT: PARLIAMENT AND REAL ELECTORAL REFORM21. XIX SCRAPPING THE GOLD STANDARD22. XX THE HUB OF EUROPE: CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AND FRANCE23. XXI THE MANDARINS AT THE GATE: THE REVIVAL OF THE OLD LEARNING24. XXII LENIN: PRIVATE CAPITALISM AGAINST COMMUNISM25. XXIII THE FANTASIES OF MR. BELLOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD26. XXIV A CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL SCHEME FOR BRITAIN: A TENTATIVE FORECAST27. XXV PORTUGAL AND PROSPERITY: THE BLESSEDNESS OF BEING A LITTLE NATION28. XXVI RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: THE PRACTICAL PROBLEM29. XXVII THE LABOUR PARTY ON TRIAL: THE FOLLY OF THE FIVE CRUISERS30. XXVIII DICTATORS OR POLITICIANS? THE DILEMMA OF CIVILISATION31. XXIX YOUTH AND THE VOTE: THE REJUVENESCENCE OF THE WORLD32. XXX OLIVE BRANCHES OF STEEL: SHOULD THE ANGELS OF PEACE CARRY BOMBS?33. XXXI THE CASE OF UNAMUNO: THE FEEBLE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS34. XXXII AN OPEN LETTER TO ANATOLE FRANCE ON HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY35. XXXIII THE EUROPEAN KALEIDOSCOPE: THE GERMAN WILL IN DEFAULT36. XXXIV CHINA: THE LAND OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT37. XXXV AIR ARMAMENT: THE SUPREMACY OF QUALITY38. XXXVI LABOUR POLITICIANS: THE EVAPORATION OF THE INTELLIGENZIA39. XXXVII CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS AND THEIR RELATION TO CURRENT POLITICS40. XXXVIII THE WEMBLEY EMPIRE: AN EXHIBITION OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES41. XXXIX THE EXTINCTION OF PARTY GOVERNMENT42. XL THE SERFDOM OF IGNORANCE: THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO KNOWLEDGE43. XLI BLINKERS FOR FREE YOUTH: YOUNG AMERICA ASKS TO HEAR AND SEE44. XLII THE LAWLESSNESS OF AMERICA AND THE WAY TO ORDER45. XLIII THE SHABBY SCHOOLS OF THE PIOUS: DRAINS AND THE ODOUR OF SANCTITY46. XLIV THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF INDIA: DIVORCE OR LEGAL SEPARATION47. XLV THE SPIRIT OF FASCISM: IS THERE ANY GOOD IN IT AT ALL?48. XLVI THE RACE CONFLICT: IS IT UNAVOIDABLE?49. XLVII THE SCHOOLS OF A NEW AGE: A FORECAST50. XLVIII THE IMPUDENCE OF FLAGS: OUR POWER RESOURCES AND MY ELEPHANTS, WHALES, AND GORILLAS51. XLIX HAS COMMUNISM A FUTURE? THE POSSIBILITY OF A SOCIALIST RENASCENCE52. L THE LITTLE HOUSE: AS IT WAS, IS NOW, AND APPARENTLY EVER WILL BE53. LI THE TRIVIALITY OF DEMOCRACY AND THE FEMININE INFLUENCE IN POLITICS54. LII SEX ANTAGONISM: AN UNAVOIDABLE AND INCREASING FACTOR IN MODERN LIFE55. LIII LIVING THROUGH: THE TRUTH ABOUT AN INTERVIEW56. LIV THE CREATIVE PASSION57. LV AFTER A YEAR OF JOURNALISM: AN OUTBREAK OF AUTO-OBITUARY