Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 1A PAGEANT OF THE LEAGUE OF FREE NATIONS The stage or platform should have entrances from left and right. If these are not available, screens should be so placed that the Soldiers and Enemy Nations can enter from the right, and Anarchy from the left. All other entrances are made from the back of the hall. Three pedestals are placed equidistant along the back of the platform. They are to be occupied by Justice, Democracy and Order, respectively. Between Justice and Order are two four-foot standards on which the Arch is to be placed later. They are painted white and wreathed with laurel. Above them hangs the flag of the League of Free Nations, blue with a white star in the center. Off-stage, at a signal from the piano, comes a chorus of voices singing. textit{Chorus Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored, He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword, His soul is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul is marching on! As the last words of the chorus die away, a low rumble of drums begins and grows louder and louder. Then follows a clear bugle call. Onto the platform rush from a side entrance, Autocracy, followed by Bulgaria,Turkey, Austria and Germany. They rush to the left of the stage and stand at bay, Autocracy shielding them. The Sergeant and Soldiers follow them about five seconds later, and stand in formation at the right, with drawn swords, as if about to advance. textit{Autocracy textit{Scornfully, folding his arm. Ye may have done! For I, and these behind me Cry, "Kamerad," and "Peace." textit{Sergeant Peace thou shalt have, Peace of the conquered, if that thou wilt. textit{Autocracy ... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.