e public consciousness. In the world to-day the most
important influence in the development of opinion is the daily press.
By a judicious interpretation of affairs the President of the United
States frequently may direct public opinion in certain channels while
his representatives to foreign governments, especially when there is
opportunity, as there is to-day, may help spread our ideas abroad.

World political leaders, if one may judge from events so far, foresee a
new era in international affairs. Instead of a nation's foreign
policies being secret, instead of unpublished alliances and iron-bound
treaties, there may be the proclaiming of a nation's international
intentions, exactly as a political party in the United States pledges
its intentions in a political campaign. Parties in Europe may demand a
statement of the foreign intentions of their governments. If there was
this candidness between the governments and their citizens there would
he more frankness between the nations and their neighbours. Public
opinion would then be the decisive force. International steps of all
nations would then be decided upon only after the public was thoroughly
acquainted with their every phase. A fully informed nation would be
considered safer and more peace-secure than a nation whose opinion was
based upon coloured official reports, "Ems" telegrams of 1870 and 1914
variety, and eleventh-hour appeals to passion, fear and God.

The opinion of the world may then be a stronger international force
than large individual armies and navies. The opinion of the world may
be such a force that every nation will respect and fear it. The
opinion of the world may be the mistress of the world and publicity
will be the new driving force in diplomacy to give opinion world power.

Germany's defeat will be the greatest event in history because it will
establish world democracy upon a firm foundation and because Germany
itself will emerge democratic. The Chancellor has frequently stated
that the Germany which would come out of this war would be nothing like
the Germany which went into the war and the Kaiser has already promised
a "people's kingdom of Hohenzollern." The Kaiser's government will be
reformed because world opinion insists upon it. If the German people
do not yet see this, they will be outlawed until they are free. They
will see it eventually, and when that day comes, peace will dawn in
Europe.

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