PART III
THE CIVIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC
XVII. NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION 326
XVIII. THE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS 339
XIX. THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF COMMERCE 356
XX. THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL OF INDUSTRY 383
XXI. LABOR AND LABOR PROBLEMS 400
XXII. CURRENCY, BANKING, AND CREDIT 424
XXIII. TAXATION AND PUBLIC FINANCE 450
XXIV. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 474
SOCIAL
XXV. EDUCATION 492
XXVI. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION 514
XXVII. POOR-RELIEF, CORRECTION, AND OTHER WELFARE PROBLEMS 540
INTERNATIONAL
XXVIII. THE NATIONAL DEFENCE 563
XXIX. FOREIGN RELATIONS 587
XXX. THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER 606
XXXI. THE UNITED STATES AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS 625
XXXII. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION 646
APPENDIX
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 665
INDEX
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Justice. By _Edward Simmons_ _Frontispiece_
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The Family. By _Charles Sprague Pearce_ Facing 12
The Melting Pot. By _Vesper L. George_ ” 33
Thrift and Prosperity. By _Frederick Dielman_ ” 50
Liberty, Fraternity, Equality. By _Edward Simmons_ ” 78
Government. By _Elihu Vedder_ ” 118
Good Administration. By _Elihu Vedder_ ” 145
Washington at the Constitutional Convention. By ” 255 _Violet Oakley_
Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth. By ” 329 _Edwin A. Abbey_
The Spirit of Vulcan. By _Edwin A. Abbey_ ” 383
The Crowning of Labor. By _John W. Alexander_ ” 400
The Evolution of the Book. By _John W. Alexander_ ” 492
Justice and Mercy. By _A. R. Willett_ ” 554
The Spirit of Light. By _Edwin A. Abbey_ ” 606
The Graduate. By _Edwin H. Blashfield_ ” 646
LIST OF MAPS, CHARTS, AND DIAGRAMS
PAGE The Center of Population Facing 21 The Growth of American Cities ” 183 The City Manager Plan ” 197 Municipal Administrative Departments ” 205 Traffic Zones ” 210 Simplified State Administration ” 241 Land Regions of the United States ” 340 The Relation of Money and Prices ” 443 The National Debt, 1860-1920 ” 467 The Control of Education ” 500 The Rise of Prices in War Time ” 582
SOCIAL CIVICS