ights and
aspirations, their ideas and ideals of civilization, the contest
will gain rather than lose in impressiveness by the concrete form in
which it is presented. The sovereigns and statesmen of the
anti-Teutonic allies are listed first; of the Teutonic allies next,
and a few statesmen of neutral countries who were involved in the
controversy last.

LIST OF SOVEREIGNS AND DIPLOMATS

GREAT BRITAIN

George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India, and
Sovereign of the entire British Empire.

Haldane, Richard Burdon (Viscount), Lord High Chancellor. Born 1856,
studied German at Gottingen, member Parliament for Haddingtonshire
1885-1911; Secretary of State for War 1905-12; Lord High Chancellor
1912. As Secretary of State for War, Haldane, introduced into his
department several innovations, the knowledge of which he had
acquired during his residence at Gottingen and in his frequent
visits to the Continent. He has been in public life since entering
Parliament in 1885, and, despite his later removal from the office
which he held at the outbreak of the war, is still recognized as one
of Great Britain's most brilliant men. Previous to the war, he was
looked on as an especially warm friend of Germany, and frequently
went to Berlin in the interests of British amity with that country.

Grey, Sir Edward: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Born April
25, 1862, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1892-95; Secretary
State for Foreign Affairs December, 1905.

Of the conduct of the British Foreign Office since 1906 Gilbert
Murray in his "Foreign Policy of Sir Edward Grey" ("Clarendon
Press," Oxford, 1915) says:

"In general, Grey is often supposed to represent the principle of
continuity in foreign policy, but this is not quite exact. In
certain very large issues the Liberal Government of 1906 and onward
agreed entirely with the conservative policy of Lord Salisbury
(Prime Minister), and Lord Lansdowne (Foreign Secretary), and
therefore followed their action. On other issues it differed. For
instance, it stopped indentured Chinese labor in the Transvaal, and
it granted immediate self-government to South Africa. But in Europe
the policy has been mostly continuous. The principles are
conveniently stated in the House of Commons debate of foreign policy
on November 27, 1911:

"'1. In my opinion the wise policy for this country is to expand as
little as possible.' 'I say without any hesitation that