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Rh to occupy the Heartland, 182; But Laissez-faire also a policy of Empire, 186; Clash of the two policies, 188; Inevitable from the fact that they were two Going Concerns, 189.

VI.—We have won the War, but were nearly defeated, 191; Had Germany won, if only on land, you would have had to reckon with a Heartland Empire, 193; The Heartland the persistent Geographical threat to World liberty, 194; How came Germany to make the mistake of offensive on West front, 198; Hamburg and the man-power policy, 199; We must now divide up East Europe and the Heartland, 200; It must be a division into three not two State-systems, 204; The peoples of the Middle Tier, 206; Feasibility of League of Nations, if this done, 215; But there must be no predominant partner, 217; Yet you will have to reckon with Going Concerns, 218; A reasonable equality of power needed among a considerable number of members of your League, 221; Of certain strategical positions of World importance, 223; The Going Concern in the future, and the unequal growth of Nations, 228; The ideal is the Independent Nation of balanced economic development, 228; Tragedies of the Going Concern, 231; The policy of truly free nations which makes for Peace, 234.

VII.—Whether men and women will be more free in such free Nations, 236; The need of basing organisation within the Nation on localities, 238; The alternative organisation is based on nation-wide classes and interests, 239; This leads inevitably to international war of classes, 239; Therefore the ideal is balanced provinces within balanced nations, 241; Such organisation gives greatest opportunity to greatest number of men, 242; Cause of Nationality movement, 245; Opposed to undue centralisation, 247; Fraternal nations must be balanced economically, and formed of fraternal provinces. 253; Fraternity, if it is to last, depends on controlling the development of Going Concerns, 261.

VIII.—The recent General Election, its meaning in a World setting, 263; Of the saving virtue of Neighbourliness, 266.