A series of talks given at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, 1920-21. --Appendix: Stenographic notes of questions asked and answers given after the lectures in Philadelphia.

Preparations for peace, by S.E. Mezes.--The atmosphere and organization of the Peace conference, by C. Day.--The new boundaries of Germany, by C.H. Haskins.--Poland, by R.H. Lord.--The end of an empire: remnants of Austria-Hungary, by C. Seymour.--Flume and the Adriatic problem, by D.W. Johnson.--Constantinople and the Balkans, by I. Bowman.--The Armenian problem and the disruption of Turkey, by W.L. Westermann.--The protection of minorities and natives in transferred territories, by M.O. Hudson.--The trial of the Kaiser, by J.B. Scott.--Reparations, by T.W. Lamont.--The economic settlement, by A.A. Young. The labor clauses of the treaty, by S. Gompers.--The economic administration during the armistice, by H. Hoover.--The Atlantic fleet in the great war, by H.T. Mayo.--The problem of disarmament, by T.H. Bliss.--The making of the League of Nations, by D.H. Miller.--The Versailles peace in restrospect, by E.M. House.