.... RERUM COGNOSCERE CAUSAS

The selection of Professor Fay by the Bureau of International Research reflects an honor upon a man who has proved himself to be a brilliant and indefatigable scholar. Indeed there are many who will wonder what origins of the world war Professor Fay could have overlooked in his two widely known volumes on the subject. To the lay mind his work has the stamp of absolute finality.

The further research which Professor Fay will carry on while in Europe promises to be of value not only to future historians but for statesmen of today. The question of war guilt still perplexes the world and is a basic disturbing factor in the relations of the various countries.

It is not so much the particular facts, as the tendencies which led to the late war that will be the subject of Professor Fay's investigation. Economic unrest, the spirit of militarism--these are the intangible explosives which burst into the flame of war when once the spark is applied. It is usually the subconscious attitude of a nation that causes its conscious actions. If it is possible to determine the factors causing that subconscious attitude, then the fundamentals of international relations can be understood.

In getting down to the bed-rock of national consciousness Professor Fay can be of the greatest service to those who are working in the cause of world peace.