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<p class="par first xd22e106">An Anglo-American Alliance</p>
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<div class="mainTitle"><i>An Anglo-American Alliance</i></div>
<div class="subTitle"><i>A Serio-Comic Romance<br/>
and<br/>
Forecast of the Future</i></div>
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<div class="byline">BY<br/>
<span class="docAuthor">GREGORY CASPARIAN</span><br/>
<i>Illustrated and Published by the Author</i></div>
<div class="docImprint">Mayflower Presses<br/>
Floral Park, New York<br/>
<span class="docDate">1906</span></div>
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<p class="par first xd22e106">Copyrighted, 1906,<br/>
by<br/>
GREGORY CASPARIAN</p>
<p class="par xd22e106"><i>All Rights Reserved</i> <span class="pagenum">[<SPAN name="xd22e165" href="#xd22e165" name=
"xd22e165">v</SPAN>]</span></p>
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<h2 class="main">Table of Contents</h2>
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<td class="tocDivNum">CHAPTER</td>
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<td class="tocPageNum">PAGE</td>
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<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#foreword" id="xd22e179"
name="xd22e179">Foreword</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">vii–ix</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">I</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch1" id="xd22e188" name=
"xd22e188">The Young Ladies’ Seminary</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">11</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">II</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch2" id="xd22e197" name=
"xd22e197">The Initiation</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">20</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">III</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch3" id="xd22e206" name=
"xd22e206">The Moonlight <span class="corr" id="xd22e208" title=
"Source: Soiree">Soirée</span></SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">28</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">IV</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch4" id="xd22e217" name=
"xd22e217">Historical Events of the 20th Century</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">38</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">V</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch5" id="xd22e226" name=
"xd22e226">The Fistic Duel</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">63</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">VI</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch6" id="xd22e235" name=
"xd22e235">Historical Events of the 20th Century
(<i>Concluded</i>)</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">71</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">VII</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch7" id="xd22e247" name=
"xd22e247">The Regatta</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">88</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">VIII</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch8" id="xd22e256" name=
"xd22e256">Dr. Hyder Ben Raaba</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">96</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">IX</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch9" id="xd22e265" name=
"xd22e265">A Ray of Hope</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">103</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">X</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch10" id="xd22e275" name=
"xd22e275">The Transformation</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">110</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">XI</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch11" id="xd22e284" name=
"xd22e284">Lord Cunningham, Viceroy of India</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">116</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">XII</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch12" id="xd22e293" name=
"xd22e293">Adventures of Abou Shimshek, the Astronomer of
Ispahan</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">120</td>
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<td class="tocDivNum">XIII</td>
<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ch13" id="xd22e302" name=
"xd22e302">Spencer Hamilton</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">136</td>
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<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><SPAN href="#ps" id="xd22e309" name=
"xd22e309">Postscript</SPAN></td>
<td class="tocPageNum">143</td>
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<p><span class="pagenum">[<SPAN name="xd22e314" href="#xd22e314" name=
"xd22e314">vii</SPAN>]</span></p>
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<h2 class="main">Foreword</h2></div>
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<p class="par first">In presenting this volume to the public it is not
the intention of the author to offer it as a literary masterpiece, but,
in his adopted language—conscious of his limitation—merely
to give expression to his thoughts on certain problems of life that
have always seemed to him of particular significance.</p>
<p class="par">At present there appears to be a general bombastic
clamor among certain nations who, decrying others as barbarous, claim
to have reached the highest pinnacle of civilization. Yet a glance at
the existing conditions in those self-lauded governments will reveal
rampant corruption among their leaders who, for their own selfish ends,
<i>retard legislations</i> which are absolutely imperative for the
general welfare. It is not necessary to mention other ways in which the
people are being daily betrayed, for this is sufficient to render any
thinking person despondent and pessimistic.</p>
<p class="par">The causes of the decadence of nations are not the laws
which have been enacted, but the flagrant violation of these very laws,
actuated by greed, avarice and commercialism which are generated in the
individual in power. The only remedy for this state is either a leader
of intrepid courage or the awakening <span class="pagenum">[<SPAN name=
"xd22e327" href="#xd22e327" name="xd22e327">viii</SPAN>]</span>of the
people themselves and their demanding reforms by public mandate.</p>
<p class="par">The true meaning of civilization is Universal
Brotherhood, and in this sense, the leading lights in every stratum of
life, whether in Government or in Commerce, in Religion or in Science,
stand arraigned and indicted before the tribunal of conscience for
retarding this laudable spirit of Brotherhood.</p>
<p class="par">Why do not Captains of Industry and Commerce, instead of
throttling each other, by a unanimous effort, promulgate laws on a
reciprocal basis among themselves?</p>
<p class="par">Why do not Scientists, instead of confining their
efforts to individual endeavors, combine their forces so as to enhance
the chance of accomplishing greater results in research and
exploration?</p>
<p class="par">Why do not Spiritual <span class="corr" id="xd22e337"
title="Source: Shepards">Shepherds</span>, instead of preaching
intolerance and fanaticism, bring their flocks together in harmony? An
Oriental scholar in the Congress of Religions, at the Columbian Fair,
declared that “the flocks are willing to pasture together, but it
is the <span class="corr" id="xd22e340" title=
"Source: shepards">shepherds</span> who are keeping them
apart.”</p>
<p class="par">And in fine, why do not the Nations, each claiming the
highest forms of civilization, instead of disseminating national,
sectional and race hatred, form an alliance, which will advance the
cause of Universal Brotherhood, and brighten the hope of bringing
enduring peace to the world at large?</p>
<p class="par">In this golden era, with its vast numbers of diplomats,
<span class="corr" id="xd22e347" title=
"Source: statemen">statesmen</span>, theologians, scientists, and its
countless fraternal organizations,—each preaching, fraternity,
love and charity,—what evil spirit or genii prevents them from
forming a union between two of <span class="pagenum">[<SPAN name="xd22e350"
href="#xd22e350" name="xd22e350">ix</SPAN>]</span>the foremost and best
forms of Governments,—America and Britain—perfect types in
their entity, having similar laws, language and aspirations?</p>
<p class="par">Who will be the Savior, through whose agency this happy
cross fertilization, inoculation or union shall be achieved? It was the
above thoughts, and the idea of an alliance between COLUMBIA and
BRITANNIA, that suggested in all seriousness the following frivolously
allegorical narrative,—a <i>potpourri</i> of weird fancy, satire
and imagination, a mosaic of the sublime and the ridiculous, on themes
worthy of a master.</p>
<p class="par">Yet if some reader should find, even in this fantastic
guise, an occasional thought worthy of arousing him to nobler efforts,
the author will consider himself well rewarded.</p>
<p class="par">In regard to his prophecies for the future, he is
willing to be called a consummate prevaricator should his desire for
the betterment of mankind or the unity of nations take place much
sooner than he has predicted, or the calamities fail to materialize or
prove to be much lighter than he has foreseen.</p>
<p class="par signed">G. C.</p>
<p class="par dateline"><i>Floral Park, N. Y.</i> <span class="pagenum">[<SPAN name="pb11" href="#pb11" name="pb11">11</SPAN>]</span></p>
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