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THE LOST FRUITS OF WATERLOO
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS
ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO
MACMILLAN & CO., Limited
LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA
MELBOURNE
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd.
TORONTO
The
Lost Fruits of Waterloo
BY
JOHN SPENCER BASSETT, Ph.D., LL.D.
Author of “Life of Andrew Jackson,” “A Short History
of the United States,” “The Middle Group
of American Historians,” “The
Federalist System,” etc.
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1918
All rights reserved
Copyright, 1918
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Set up and printed. Published April, 1918
This book was begun under the influenceof the enthusiasm aroused by President Wilson’saddress to Congress on January 22, 1917. Itwas then that he first gave definite utterance ofhis plan for a league, or federation, of nations toestablish a permanent peace. The idea had longbeen before the world, but it was generally dismissedas too impracticable for the support ofserious minded men. By taking it up the Presidentbrought it into the realm of the possible.In the presence of the great world catastrophethat hung over us it seemed well to dare muchin order that we might avoid a repetition ofexisting evils. And if the idea was worth trying,it was certainly worth a careful examination inthe light of history. It was with the hope ofmaking such a careful examination that I setto work on the line of thought that has led tothis book.
viAs my work has progressed the great dramahas been unfolding itself with terrible realism.New characters have come upon the stage, charactersnot contemplated in the original cast ofthe play. At the same time some of the oldparts have undergone such changes that theyappear in new relations. I am not unm