But not Europe. "Before Europe can get on
to a IpvcI and on to equal terms with the
United States the European communities
have to go through a process that America
went through?under much easier condi
tions?a century and a half ago. They have
to repeat, on a much greater scale and
against profounder prejudices, the feat of
understanding and readjustment that was
accomplished by the American people be
tween 1781 and 1788."
A very helpful comparison, and by the
way, that is a period of our own history far
too little studied. For help in that we might
well turn back to the writings of Henry
Adams, about whom most people nowadays
know only that he had an "ediication."
Here is the world state as Wells sees it:
"There will be a supreme court determin
ing nnl International law. hut world law.
There will be a growing code of world law.
"There will he a world currency.
"There will be a ministry of posts, trans
port and communications generally.
"There wiH be a ministry of trade in
staple products and for the conservation and
development of the natural resources of the
earth.
"There will be a ministry of social and
labor conditions.
"There will be a ministry of world health.
"There will be a ministry, the most Im
portant ministry of all. watching and sup
plementing national educational work and
taking up the care and stimulation of back
ward communities.
