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To broaden his views and study social 

 conditions in general, Bjorklund under- 

 took several protracted journeys to Eng- 

 land, Germany, Belgium, and France. 

 From 1887, Bjorklund began to pub- 

 lish the fruits of his untiring labor. His 

 first work was, "The Fusion of the Na- 

 tions." In that, as in "The Anarchy of 

 Evolution" and "Peace and Disarma- 

 ment," Bjorklund throws his over- 

 whelmingly convincing statistical re- 

 sources and solid scientific learning in 

 favor of an ultimate universal, but more 

 especially European union of the na- 

 tions. Toward this goal it is necessary 

 to steer, according to Bjorklund, if a 

 general "Anarchy of Evolution" is to be 

 avoided; for that is the condition that 

 will prevail, if the state neglects to 

 carry out an organization of society that 

 shall keep step with the degree of ma- 

 terial culture reached. "Because dur- 

 ing the most profound peace, a nation 

 suffers from its own army the same im- 

 peding influences that in time of war is 

 due to the hostile army." 



