We shall never attain this united America back of our firing line, in our shops, in our cities, in our schools, on our great arteries of communications and supply, by the most intelligent policy, by the wisest of laws, by the fairest enforcement of law, unless each and every American resident does his share--and realizes that a prepared America at every point comes back to him and to him alone. We shall not accomplish preparedness through Americanization without organization. We have the beginnings of many excellent movements of Americanization, in much the same state as our army and navy. Each bureau interested in some phase of the subjects carries on its work, drafts bills, and enforces laws. We are as wholly lacking in policy, program, and leadership as in any other phase of preparedness. We do not yet recognize as a nation that _Americanization_ is fundamental _preparedness_ and should be vitally related to military and industrial preparedness and to universal service. No policy of preparedness can be complete without a strong sense of international duty and a willingness to defend it as loyally as American institutions. We are emerging from the haze of what we should have done to preserve international law. We have before us some pertinent problems which will test this new-found honor. We owe it to ourselves, in our new treaties and new relations arising after the war, to have a thorough understanding in regard to citizenship so the protection of the American flag will follow every citizen, native and foreign born, to every country in the world under whatever conditions. We owe it to the people who come to our shores asking admission _that all of the regulations of aliens should be in our national admission law and not hidden in state and local laws preventing their earning a living and becoming good citizens. This whole law should be based upon America’s welfare and capacity for making these men and women good citizens_. We do not want them unless they are willing to join with us for defense of American liberty. When we have a common policy which all America understands and believes; a program to which every American can give efficient and loyal service; and leaders that Americans can and will follow, then we shall be a prepared nation,--standing again as we stood one hundred and forty years ago: for justice and right and liberty. “And in support of these truths we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” Printed in the United States of America. The following pages contain advertisements of a few of the Macmillan books on kindred subjects OUR NATIONAL PROBLEMS Americanization BY ROYAL DIXON _$0.50_