Mr. Desjardins was driven to write this work to refute statements uttered by the nationalist Henri Bourassa, which the former feared painted all Quebecers with the same unpatriotic brush in respect to their contribution to the Great War. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)
Chapters
1 00 - Preface 10 min 2 01 - Introduction and Chapter I. Who are the Guilty Parties? 32 min 3 02 - Chapter II. The Persistent Efforts of England in Favour of Peace 19 min 4 03 - Chapter III. The Call to Duty in Canada 5 min 5 04 - Chapter IV. Recruiting by Voluntary Service 4 min 6 05 - Chapter V. Intervention of Nationalism 2 min 7 06 - Chapter VI. What Do We Owe England? 5 min 8 07 - Chapter VII. Canada is not a Sovereign State 16 min 9 08 - Chapter VIII. German Illusions 2 min 10 09 - Chapter IX. The Nationalist Error 4 min 11 10 - Chapter X. Had Canada the Right to Help England? 4 min 12 11 - Chapter XI. The Duty of Canada 3 min 13 12 - Chapter XII. The Soudanese and the South African Wars 13 min 14 13 - Chapter XIII. British and German Aspirations Compared 29 min 15 14 - Chapter XIV. The Veritable Aims of the Allies 16 min 16 15 - Chapter XV. Just and Unjust Wars 29 min 17 16 - Chapter XVI. "Nationalist" Views Condensed 5 min 18 17 - Chapter XVII. Loyal Principles Propounded 29 min 19 18 - Chapter XVIII. Imperialism 17 min 20 19 - Chapter XIX. American Imperialism 15 min 21 20 - Chapter XX. British Imperialism 6 min 22 21 - Chapter XXI. The Situations of 1865 and 1900-14 Compared 5 min 23 22 - Chapter XXII. British Imperialism Naturally Pacifist 12 min 24 23 - Chapter XXIII. British Imperialism and Political Liberty 11 min 25 24 - Chapter XXIV. Imperialism Federation and "Bourassism" 23 min 26 25 - Chapter XXVII. The Future Constitutional Relations of the Empire 50 min 27 26 - Chapter XXVIII. Outrages Are No Reasons 10 min 28 27 - Chapter XXIX. How Mr. Bourassa Paid His Compliments To The Canadian Army 17 min 29 28 - Chapter XXX. Rash Denunciation of Public Men 19 min 30 29 - Chapter XXXI. Mr. Bourassa's Dangerous Pacifism 6 min 31 30 - Chapter XXXII. A Most Reprehensible Abuse of Sacred Appeals To The Belligerent Nations 19 min 32 31 - Chapter XXXIII. A Case For True Statesmanship 4 min 33 32 - Chapter XXXIV. After-the-War Military Problem 14 min 34 33 - Chapter XXXV. The Intervention of the United States in the War 19 min 35 34 - Chapter XXXVI. The Allies--Russia--Japan 13 min 36 35 - Chapter XXXVII. The Last Peace Proposals 20 min 37 36 - Chapter XXXVIII. Necessary Peace Conditions 13 min 38 37 - Chapter XXXIX. Conclusion 32 min 39 38 - Appendices 16 min
