Reprint from the Spectator, the Quarterly review, the Nineteenth century and after, and National review Lord Curzon's imperialism.--Lord Curzon's war poems.--Modern Austria.--Germany and eastern Europe.--Nationalism in the Near East.--The suicide of the Turk.--The régime of the Young Turk.--The diplomacy of the war.--The German historians.--An ethical iconoclast [Nietzsche]--Pan-Germanism.--Germania mendax.--German military ethics.--German patriotism.--The teaching of patriotism.--The Germanization of Slesvig.--Democracy and diplomacy.--Political ideals.--The morality of nations.--The new Europe.--The neutrality of America.--A neutral on the war.--John Hay.--South America.--South of Panama.--War-time letters.--The politician Wordsworth.--The Chinese revolution.--Japan.--Java.--Governor Pitt.--The Thiers memoirs.--Delane of the "Times."--Shakespeare.--Index