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PAGE "For All We Have and Are" Kipling, Rudyard 1 Instructions to the British Soldier Kitchener, Lord 3 Pro Patria Seaman, Sir Owen 4 Statement in House of Lords Kitchener, Lord 5 Between Midnight and Morning Seaman, Sir Owen 7 Vigil, The Newbolt, Sir Henry 7 Hour, The Fagan, James Bernard 9 Off Heligoland Middleton, J. E. 10 Call to Arms, A Asquith, Rt. Hon. H. H. 11 Australia to England Strong, Archibald 15 Extract from Speech Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston 16 What of the Fight? Burton, Claude E. C. H. 17 Man of the Marne, The Carman, Bliss 18 Telegram from King Albert to King George 20 India to England Nizamat Jung 21 "A Scrap of Paper" Lloyd George, Rt. Hon. David 22 Tribute, The Begbie, Harold 27 From Speech at the Guildhall Kitchener, Lord 28 Kaiser, The Holland, Norah 30 From Debate on the Address Asquith, Rt. Hon. H. H. 31 Canadian, The Middleton, J. E. 31 To Belgium in Exile Seaman, Sir Owen 33 Chant of Love for England, A Cone, Helen Gray 34 "Canadians--Canadians--That's All!" Peat, Private Harold R. 35 From "A Canadian Twilight" Trotter, Bernard Freeman 39 We Were Men of the Furrow Stead, Robert J. C. 39 Devon Men Haselden, Percy 42 Chalk and Flint "Punch" 43 Grave in Flanders, A Scott, Frederick George 45 Into Battle Grenfell, Julian 46 Christ in Flanders L. W. 48 Blind Man and His Son, The Cammaerts, Emile 50 Extract from "The War and the Soul" Campbell, Rev. R. J. 51 Guards Came Through, The Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 53 Red Poppies in the Corn Galbraith, W. Campbell 55 Extract from Lecture "How We Stand Now" Murray, Gilbert 56 Lusitania Begbie, Harold 59 White Ships and the Red, The Kilmer, Joyce 61 From Speech at the Guildhall Borden, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert 64 Red Cross Nurse, The Carman, Bliss 66 Finley, John 66 Seaman, Sir Owen 66 Edith Cavell Oxenham, John 67 Soldier, The Brooke, Rupert 68 From "The Meaning of War" Bergson, Henri Louis 69 To Our Dead Gosse, Edmund 71 Dead, The Brooke, Rupert 72 In a Belgian Garden Call, F. O. 72 "That Have No Doubts" "Klaxon" 74 On the Rue du Bois Scott, Frederick George 75 From "Fear God and Take Your Own Part" Roosevelt, Theodore 77 To the Memory of Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener Seaman, Sir Owen 79 Kitchener of Khartoum Stead, Robert J. C. 80 Kitchener's March Burr, Amelia Josephine 81 Crown of Empire, The Scott, Frederick George 83 "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" Seeger, Alan 84 In Memoriam Cone, Helen Gray 85 Guns of Verdun Chalmers, Patrick R. 86 Verdun Lloyd George, Rt. Hon. David 87 For the Fallen Binyon, Laurence 88 In Flanders Fields McCrae, John 90 Anxious Dead, The McCrae, John 91 From Speech on Becoming Premier Lloyd George, Rt. Hon. David 92 Subalterns Huxley, Mildred 93 Searchlights, The Noyes, Alfred 94 The Sea is His Vern?de, R. E. 96 Volunteer Asquith, Herbert 98 From Message to Congress Wilson, Woodrow 99 From "Vimy Ridge" Gordon, Alfred 101 Silent Toast, The Scott, Frederick George 102 Prospice Sullivan, Alan 103 Outer Guard, The Oxenham, John 105 Small Craft Fox-Smith, C. 106 Extract from Speech in Toronto Balfour, Rt. Hon. Arthur J. 109 Spires of Oxford, The Letts, W. M. 110 Extract from Speech in Ottawa Viviani, Monsieur 112 Name of France, The Van Dyke, Henry 113 Extract from Speech in Montreal Joffre, Marshal 114 For the Men at the Front Oxenham, John 115 What Has Britain Done? Hodgins, Rev. F. B. 117 Extract from Speech on Third Anniversary of Declaration of War Lloyd George, Rt. Hon. David 118 What Has England Done? Owens, Vilda Sauvage 120 In the Morning "Klaxon" 122 Order to the Canadian Army Corps Currie, Sir Arthur W. 124 Soul of a Nation, The Seaman, Sir Owen 125 Living Line, The Begbie, Harold 126 Historic Order, An Haig, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas 129 Guns in Sussex, The Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 130 To a Soldier in Hospital Letts, W. M. 131 Speech Delivered before August Offensive, 1918 Currie, Sir Arthur W. 134 Air-men, The Holland, Norah 137 Extracts from Speech Taft, Wm. Howard 138 Message to the Navy King George 138 Sky Signs "Klaxon" 139 Order to the Canadians after the Capture of Mons Currie, Sir Arthur W. 141 Tribute Huxley, Mildred 143 On the Navy Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston 144 Debt Unpayable, The Bourdillon, F. W. 146 Speech in Paris King George 147 Britain's Day Pershing, General J. J. 149 Gifts From the Dead Lulham, P. Habberton 150 Woman's Toll, The Duffin, Ruth 151 Pilgrims Service, Robert W. 152 Epitaphs for the Slain Edmonds, J. M. 153 Extract from Official Report Haig, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas 154 Speech at Opening of Paris Conference Poincar?, Raymond 155 National Anthem 160

The selections contained in this book make up a sequence which records the history of the Great War from the stirring days of August, 1914, to the opening of the Peace Conference in January, 1919. These selections of verse and prose are arranged, not necessarily in chronological order, but still with a view to indicate approximately the historic succession of great events and the varying moods of those authors and speakers who have been the voices of the allied nations during the fifty-two months of warfare.

Although this anthology has been prepared for the use of schools, the plan of selection and arrangement has made it impracticable to grade the poems and extracts to suit the capacities of pupils of different ages. The judgment of the teacher must determine what is suitable for one grade and what for another. Many of the poems and some of the prose extracts will be found too difficult for young pupils.

Due acknowledgments have been made throughout the book to the authors and publishers who have generously made it possible to bring together so valuable a collection of the literature of the War. The meed of gratitude due to all the writers represented here can never be adequately paid. Special mention is made of Nizamat Jung, Native Judge of the High Court of Hyderabad, who has given expression to the wonderful loyalty of the races of teeming India, which have poured out treasure and blood without stint in defence of their Emperor-King.

INTRODUCTION

The boys and girls of this generation have had the opportunity and responsibility of living through great times. In days to come they will look back with a feeling akin to awe on the hours when, in Sir Owen Seaman's words, they "saw the Powers of Darkness put to flight" and "saw the morning break." The future of our country will be determined by the youth of to-day. Problems of the greatest complexity and perplexity await solution, and can be solved only by honesty, intelligence, sympathy, breadth of outlook, sacrificial service, and the fear of God. The teachers and pupils now in our schools are in the midst of a great crisis, and will need greatness of soul that they may rightly face it. That they will respond nobly to the challenge of the age, I have not the shadow of a doubt.

Never was there a more timely occasion for the teaching of an ardent and enlightened patriotism. Those who understand the issues at stake in the Great War, the genius of the world-wide British Commonwealth, the national consciousness of our own fair Canada, the lessons taught us by the mighty struggle, will be well-instructed citizens of this Dominion, equipped by knowledge and by spirit to serve their country, their Empire, and the world.

The selections of Verse and Prose in this book set forth the varying and successive phases of the War, and seek to remind, to inform, and to inspire. The teachers will use them as vehicles of moral and patriotic instruction. The pupils will keep them forever in their hearts and minds. Surely if we wish to introduce any good element into the life of a nation, it can best be introduced through its schools and colleges.

It is well to recall the issues that have been decided; for in no struggle have greater hung in the balance. The crime perpetrated against the Belgians, aggravated by its accompanying treachery and brutality and immediately followed by unparalleled sanguinary atrocity, revealed as by a lurid flash the nature and the greatness of the menace to which Christian civilization was exposed. Prussian militarism, in this belated, almost incredible but all too terrible, outbreak of Pagan barbarism, threatened to overthrow all the best elements in international life.

The very idea of a Commonwealth of Europe, the growing sense of solidarity, the recognition of general interests, the existence of international institutions such as the Hague Tribunal--were seen to be doomed, if Germany should come forth a victor.

The law of international good faith,--the absolutely indispensable foundation for any international fabric,--would be abolished, if a single criminal state could defy it with impunity, and could profitably disregard treaties, oaths, Geneva Conventions, Hague Declarations, if these interfered with its own selfish advantage.

The principle of nationality, vital to a stable and organic modern state, would be crushed or remain as a source of constant unrest in Austro-Hungary, in the Balkan Peninsula, and in other disturbed parts of Europe.

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