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THE HERALD THE NATIONAL LABOUR WEEKLY New Series, No. 880. (Unlastered as O.P.O. and newspaper free, Canada and Newfoundland magazine rate) SATURDAY, JAN. 27, 1917. (PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY) ONE PENNY. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT THE SEQUEL? America is, and ROYAL J. DAVIS, of the New York Evening Post, in his work "AMERICA'S VIEW OF THE SEQUEL," gives an excellent summary of the best opinion in the United States as to how peace may be maintained throughout the World when the present War is over. The book will be found invaluable for the study of after war problems. The price is 2/- net. A LEAGUE OF NATIONS is one of the great potentialities of the future. The idea has been talked about and dreamed. Can it be realised? That is the point. Mr. HENRY NOEL BRAILSFORD, the Author of "The War of Steel and Gold," believes that it can, and he has written a book with the title of "A League of Nations" to show how. The problem is a big one, but it is worth tackling, for the constitution of such a league should be a big step forward towards a world federation of peoples and the abolition of War as a means of settlement of disputes. Mr. Brailsford writes with knowledge and power, and his book should be in the hands of all interested in the welfare of the race. Crown 8vo., 336 pp., with maps, 5/- net. OTHER BOOKS TO NOTE NOW For Food Production THE FOOD GARDEN. By W. F. Rowles. An excellent manual for making the most profitable use of your garden. Fully illustrated, 6/- net. For Poetry Lovers PILGRIMAGE & BATTLE. By Edith Anne Stewart. "Pregnant with vital and subtle truth," Glasgow Herald. Handsomely bound, 3/6 net. The Best Summary of the War, Year by Year THE YEAR 1916 ILLUSTRATED Full of Pictures. 3/- net. A New Book by Carl Heath THE PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES 1/- net. HEADLEY BROTHERS Publishers, KINGSWAY HOUSE, KINGSWAY, W.C. THE WAY OF THE WORLD The Disaster. A LL our readers and friends will join us in the most sincere and heartfelt sympathy for those who have suffered loss through the terrible disaster of last week. Such a catastrophe as that which has overtaken hundreds of our fellow men and women will bring home to the people of this country something of what the horrors of war mean. It is not merely that property has been destroyed or even that lives are lost, but it is the fact that, when all is said and done, it is such an utterly useless sacrifice of everything that is worth while. We hope the Labour Party Conference will join us in insisting that full and ample compensation shall be paid to all those who have suffered material loss; that is only the very merest kind of justice that should be demanded. We trust, also, that an effort will be made to secure a full and searching inquiry into the causes which brought about the disaster, and that this inquiry will be open to the public. As to this suggestion that there has been foul play, we would remind our readers that similar disasters took place in Prussia and in Austria during the…