▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁f ittest ▁based ▁on ▁violent ▁and ▁fatal ▁compet itive ▁struggle ▁is ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁intellect uals ." ▁Kel log g ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁ideas ▁could ▁be ▁be aten ▁only ▁by ▁force ▁and , ▁using ▁his ▁connections ▁with ▁America ' s ▁political ▁el ite , ▁began ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁American ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁published ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁convers ations ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Head quarters ▁N ights . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁for ▁Science ▁Service , ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Society ▁for ▁Science ▁& ▁the ▁Public ), ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁Liber ty ▁ship ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁was ▁named ▁SS ▁Vern on ▁L . ▁Kel log g . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁Common ▁inj ur ious ▁insect s ▁of ▁Kansas ▁( L aw rence ▁University , ▁ 1 8 9 2 ). ▁ ▁With ▁J . H . ▁Com stock , ▁The ▁elements ▁of ▁insect ▁an atom y ; ▁an ▁outline ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁ent om ological ▁labor ator ies ▁of ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁and ▁L eland ▁Stan ford ▁Junior ▁University ▁( Com stock ▁Pub . ▁Co ., ▁I th aca , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ). ▁ ▁With ▁J . H . ▁Com stock