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and sailors. It would be interesting to know the comparative number of soldiers and sailors in active service in U.S. France, [[strikethrough]] England [[/strikethrough]] Britain, and Italy - all [[overwritten]] not [[/overwritten]] non producers and consumers. 
[[left margin in red]] [[red underline]] Army of Peace [[/red underline]] [[/left margin in red]]
This resuscitates my idea expressed in commencement [[red underline]] lecture I gave at Worcester Polytechnic in 1917 [[/red underline]] or 1918, advocating an [[red underline]] army of Peace, [[/red underline]] where every man or woman could serve a certain period of his life in pursuits useful to the Nation and thereby gain [[underline]] full [[/underline]] citizenship in contradistinction to second grade citizenship. Full citizenship alone would give the right to vote. - See an article on this subject which I wrote [[red underline]] for the World's Work [[/red underline]] or another magazine in 1917 or 1918. 
[[left margin in red]] Defects of English as compared to other languages [[/left margin in red]]
While I am brushing up my Spanish and German it occurs to me [[red underline]] how much easier it is to understand [[/red underline]] any one speaking these languages as [[red underline]] compared to the usual mumbling pronunciation [[/red underline]] of Americans and English. Both the latter mumble their consonnants, while the Spanish and Germans and other similar languages put stress on their consonnants and rather overstress them than to skip over them.
[[underline]] May 22 Sunday. [[/underline]] Finished my review and classing of all Bakelite letters referring to Bakelite Ltd, [[red underline]] Bakelite Gesellschaft, and La Bakelite, [[/red underline]] as well as balance sheets of Bakelite Gesellschaft.
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Wrote letters to Celine and every one of the grand'children. 
Weather cooler but clear and sea very moderate - We are leaving the straight Easterly course and now bearing northward. Ship making about 19½ knots average. There was a Cinema-performance to night in the Hall.
[[underline]] May 22 [[/underline]] Same steady weather. Slight fog. Cooler but smooth. 
Wrote letter to Celine to George and to every one of the grand'children. Also to Arthur D. Little, Sanford Brown, about his coquetting with I.C. and Halowax, etc. Also to Alfred Whitney, etc.
[[underline]] May 23. [[/underline]] Overcast sky.
[[underline]] May 24. [[/underline]] This evening is [[red underline]] Captain's dinner [[/red underline]] A quiet affair followed by dancing
[[underline]] May 25 [[/underline]] Clear and pleasant but cool.
Evening passed Bishop's Light and the rocks, with English shore in sight. - Some small fishing ketches.
[[underline]] May 26 [[/underline]] Early this morning 6. AM left passengers off for [[red underline]] Cherbourg [[/red underline]] Light fog. Dropt anchor at 12 M before [[red underline]] Southhampton [[/red underline]] to let passengers off and some new ones on. - This is "Empire day" and all ships wear bunting. Slight haze but calm sea, and pleasant. Proceeded at 1 P.M. - Calm sea. A [[red underline]] statement [[/red underline]] is required for all passengers who intend to stay for a limited time in Germany, [[red underline]] indicating how [[/red underline]]