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spirit of the age is undermining the moral sense of the
nation. C. L. of P. Reference lists.
=Commission form of government.=
American cities should adopt a commission form of government.
Robbins, p. 57: Briefs and references.--C. L. of P. Debates: Briefs and
references.
The city of ---- should adopt the commission form of government.
Wisconsin University, no. 310: Plan, history, arguments, references, the
Wisconsin act.--Wisconsin University, no. 460: Third revision (without
Wisconsin act).
Commission plan of municipal government. Debaters' handbook ser.,
no. 15: Briefs, references and selected articles.
In the larger New England cities all the powers of the city government
should be vested in a commission of not more than nine men elected by
the voters at large without the assistance of any other representative
body. Pearson, p. 461: Synopses of speeches, and references.--Speaker,
v. 3, p. 404: Brief (affirmative).--C. L. of P. Debates: Briefs.
=Common-lands.= See =Land.=
=Communion service.= Use of wine. See =Wine in the communion
service.=
=Competition.=
Is free competition in production and trade necessary for the best
interests of all concerned? Do the benefits of competition in business
outweigh its evils? Matson, p. 219: Briefs and references.

=Congo Free State.=
The United States government should inaugurate a movement to bring
about reforms in the Congo Free State. Foster, p. 428: Specimen
debate.
=Congress.=
It would be better for the business interests of the country to elect a
Congress once in eight years. C. L. of P. Reference lists.
It would greatly improve public service if members of Congress were
elected from any district in their own state. Brookings, p. 36: Briefs and
references.
=Congressional system and cabinet system.= See =Cabinet system and
congressional system.=
=Conscience.=
Is conscience a true moral guide? Can conscience be educated? Matson,
p. 458: Briefs and references.
=Conscription.=
Ought we to have a conscription in Great Britain? Gibson, p. 63: Briefs
and references.
Military conscription for England. Askew, 1906, p. 55: Briefs and
references.--Askew, 1911, p. 45: Briefs.
=Conservation of natural resources.=
Forest and mineral lands now belonging to the United States should be
retained by the federal government. Speaker, v. 6, p. 313: Speeches and
references.
The power of the federal government should be paramount to that of
the states in the conservation of national resources, limited to forests,

water-power and minerals. Robbins, p. 65: Briefs and references.
See also Forest preserves.
=Conservative and reformer.= See =Reformer and conservative.=
=Consistency.=
Is consistency a vice or a virtue? Gibson, p. 66: Briefs and references.
=Conventionality.=
Ought we to obey Mrs Grundy? Gibson, p. 110: Briefs and references.
=Convents and monasteries.=
Has monasticism been the cause of more good than evil? Matson, p. 38:
Briefs and references.
Ought conventual and monastic institutions to be inspected? Gibson, p.
68: Briefs and references.
=Convict labor.=
Contract system of employing convict labor ought to be abolished.
Brookings, p. 165: Briefs and references.--C. L. of P. Reference lists.
Does convict labor interfere with the interests of the free workingman?
C. L. of P. Reference lists.
=Coöperation.=
Co-operation; can it supersede capitalism? Askew, 1906, p. 57; Askew,
1911, p. 46: Briefs.
Co-operation; is it better than state socialism? Askew, 1906, p. 57:
Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 47: Briefs.
Is co-operation more adapted to promote the virtue and happiness of

mankind than competition? Rowton, p. 221: References.
Is the principle of industrial co-operation capable of general and
successful application? Do the experiments thus far in co-operation
justify, on the whole, the hope of its ultimate general adoption? Is
co-operation in business more beneficial than competition? Matson, p.
220: Briefs and references.
=Copyright.=
Alden, p. 249: Brief of Macaulay's speech on copyright.
An international copyright law is desirable. Brookings, p. 80: Briefs
and references.
=Corporal punishment.=
Corporal punishment in schools. Askew, 1906, p. 58: Briefs and
references.--Askew, 1911, p. 47: Briefs.
Is corporal punishment justifiable? Rowton, p. 209: References.
=Councilmen.=
Should councilman of American cities be compensated? C. L. of P.
Reference lists.
=Country and city.= See =City and country.=
=Country schools.=
Consolidation of rural schools. Wisconsin University, no. 387:
Arguments and references.
=Court of final appeal.=
Ought we to establish a court of final appeal in capital cases? Gibson, p.
22: Briefs and references.

=Cowper and Chatterton.= See =Chatterton and Cowper.=
=Creeds.=
Are church creeds promotive of the interests of Christianity? Should
public assent to a creed be made a condition of church membership?
Matson, p. 506: Briefs and references.
See also Athanasian creed.
=Cremation.=
Askew, 1906, p. 58: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 48: Briefs.
Should cremation be substituted for earth burial? Matson, p. 541: Briefs
and references.
=Crime.=
Is ignorance productive of crime? Matson, p. 236: Briefs and
references.
Is poverty more an occasion and provocation of crime than wealth?
Matson, p. 530: Briefs and references.
Which does the most to produce crime--poverty, wealth, or ignorance?
Rowton, p.