The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1921, Page 5

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNB PEACE OR THE SWORD? The Nations Meet in Washington To-day! A World Looks On—Anxious —Hoping— “Humanity with all its fears, With all the hope of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate!” Washington Will be the Capital of the World During the Arms Congress. There the question will be decided whether thé civilized peoples of the world are to abjure way, and whether the battleship and | siege-gun are to become as obsolete as the’ Roman catapult. Hundreds of millions are watching anxiously. The great con- ference is being discussed in every civilized country on earth. , What are they all saying about it? What are their hopes and ioot-fears and criticisms, ana demands? It is necessary not only to know our own mind but to. know also the view-point of all other peoples, especially those most vitally concerncd in the outcome. Therefore The Literary Digest has gathered from all the four corners of the earth the opinions of statesmen and people as reflected in their press. This is one of the great features of the November 12th issue, now on sale. The Composite Mind of the British Empire is disclosed as from that far-flung “dominion over palm and pine’ come evidences of a spontaneous entente between the English- speaking peoples of the earth. The Literary Digest presents: the views of. England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,: - South Africa, India and the British West Indies. MANY STARTLING FACTS, known to tie Conference, will influence any action it may take. accessible to the public. Without them intelligent discussion is impossible. of the many facts which must be weighed and related before any conclusion can be reached. The Spirit of Japan is Revealed through Her Native Press. Important translations show the attitude of the Jap- anese toward the Conference and their opinions on the Chi- nese question, naval bases established by the United States in the Pacific, disarmament of navies, neutrality of the Panama Canal and other troublesome problems. China’s Voice is Heard through this Congress of Press and! of Popular Opinion which is gathered in the Literary Digest. France Speaks Frankly the Things in Her Heart, and her views are open for all the world to read in this week’s Literary Digest. All Europe, From The Hague to Constantinople, is represented in this World Forum; and a study of the com- posite mind of European and Eastern peoples toward the Arms Congress and the issues to be decided there is of vital interest to all Americans. Nowhere else can this be found. If you want to know the real feeling of the world toward the ef- fort for reduction of armaments now being made in Washing- ton you must have this issue of THE LITERARY DIGEST. These facts are not easily There is ene way to get a comprehensive grasp THE LITERARY DIGEST has with great care gathered these facts, and made them plain with diagrams, pictures, charts, and maps, in its ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 12th, which is A VERITABLE MAGAZINE ENCYCLOPEDIA ON DISARMAMENT It has permanent value and you will want to keep it for fr squent reference during the sessions of the Conference. The edition necessarily is limited and will be sold out quickly. Buy your copy from your news-dealer at once. Every numer cf The Literary Digest during the next few months will keep you fully posted on the developments in and out of the Conference, as one feature of its world-wide service which some five million Americans are now enjoying from week to week. The November 12th Issue Contains Accurate Information on Problems to be Attacked by the Conference The Navies of the World---Today and To-morrow Six' Million Men Under Arms To-day What the World War Cost in Blood and Gold The Burdens of War Taxation, and The Problems of ; Finance What the World’s Leaders and the Foreign Press are Saying About the Conference | \ | Former Attempts at World Disarmament The Fearful Inventions in War Gases -Comparative Air Navies of the Nations Army Discipline as Spiritual Murder The Peace Crusade Uniting Creeds Close-up Glimpses of the Delegates Explanatory Catechism of the Conference A Remarkable Double-Page Colored Map Showing the International Situation in the Pacific and Far East . PAGE FIVE NOVEMBER 12th ISSUE OF ONLY 10 CENTS ilerary Digest FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEWS Standard Dictionary) NEW YORK ‘BUY IT TO-DAY For a Single Dime at the News - Stands Each Week