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Marshall, H. R. War and the ideal of peace. New York: Duffield.
Maxim, H. Defenseless America. New York: Hearst Int. Lib. Co.
Mitchell, P. Chalmers. Evolution and the war. London: J. Murray. P. 140.
Oman, John. The war and its issue. Cambridge: Univ. Press. Pp. 138.

Germany since 1740. Boston: Ginn.

Priest, G. M. Prince, Morton. The American versus the German view of the war. London: Unwin. Pp. 48.

Reinach, J. La guerre de 1914. Les commentaires de Polybe. Paris: Libr. Impr. réunies. 1915. Pp. x, 374.

Roman, F. W. The industrial and commercial schools of the United States and Germany. New York: Putnam.

Russell, L.

America to Japan. New York: Putnam.

Sanday, W. The meaning of the war for Germany and Great Britain. New York: Oxford Univ. Press.

Scott, H. Percy.

Shattuck, H. R. Taussig, F. W. Univ. Press.

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The new slavery. London: Unwin. Pp. 190.

Shattuck's parliamentary answers. London: Lathrop, Lee.
Some aspects of the tariff question. Cambridge: Harvard

Tillett, Alfred W. Militancy versus civilization. London: P. S. King. Pp.

Vergnet, Paul. France in danger. London: J. Murray. Pp. 188.

White, J. W. A textbook of the war for Americans. Philadelphia: Winston.

Articles in Periodicals

Boundaries. Political boundaries. Thomas Holdich. Nine. Cent. May,

1915.

Eugenics. Genius and eugenics. William N. Gemmill. Jour. of Crim. Law and Crim. May, 1915.

Europe. The United States of Europe. George Toulmin. Contemp. Rev. May, 1915.

Executive Council. The executive council, with special reference to Massachusetts. A. N. Holcombe. Am. Pol. Sci. Rev. May, 1915.

France. Die Krisis der herrschenden Partei Frankreichs. Hubert Lagardelle. Zeits. f. Pol. VIII, 1 and 2. 1915.

German Finances. Zur Entwicklung der Reichsfinanzen. Mittschewsky. Annal. d. Deutschen Reichs. No. 1. 1915.

German Propaganda. La campagne de propagande d'un ambassadeur allemand aux États-Unis (1906-1908). B. Auerbach. Rev. Pol. et Par. 10 Avril, 1915.

German Propaganda. The pro-German propaganda in the United States. Edward Porritt. Quart. Rev. April, 1915.

Germany. L'Allemagne future.-Résponse à M. Hauser. E. Wickersheimer. Rev. Pol. et Par. 10 Avril, 1915.

Germany. Deutschlands Ostgrenze. Josef Partsch. Zeits. f. Pol. VIII, 1 and 2. 1915.

Germany. Essai sur l'Allemagne future. Henri Hauser. Rev. Pol. et Par. 10 Mars, 1915.

Germany. Germany's resources under the blockade. W. J. Ashley. Atlan. Mon. June, 1915.

Germany. Les origines de l'Amoralité allemande. X. Torau-Bayle. Rev. Pol. et Par. 10 Avril, 1915.

Illinois. Governmental reorganization in Illinois. John A. Fairlie. Am. Pol. Sci. Rev. May, 1915.

International Morality. International morality. David Jayne Hill. N. Am. Rev.June, 1915.

Iowa. Administrative reorganization in Iowa. F. E. Horack. Am. Pol. Sci. Rev. May, 1915.

Ireland. England's irisches probleme. Wilhelm Diebelius. Zeits. f. Pol. VIII, 1 and 2. 1915.

Italy. Les socialistes Italiens et la guerre. Ernest Lémonon. Rev. Pol. et Par. 10 Mars, 1915.

Kansas. The reorganization of state government in Kansas. C. A. Dykstra. Am. Pol. Sci. Rev. May, 1915.

Kant. Kant et la guerre, à propos du manifeste des quatre-vingt-treize. Eugène d' Eichthal. Rev. d. Sci. Pol. 15 Avril, 1915.

Land Registration. Report of the committeee on the Torrens system and registration of land titles, made to the conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, held at Washington in October, 1914. Am. Bar Asso'n Jour. Jan., 1915.

Militarism. La guerre européenne détruira-t-elle le militarisme allemand? J. P. Paix par le Droit. 10-25 Avril, 1915.

Minnesota. Administrative reorganization in Minnesota. Jeremiah S. Young. Am. Pol. Sci. Rev. May, 1915.

Oregon. Reorganization of state government in Oregon. James D. Barnett. Am. Pol. Sci. Rev. May, 1915.

Political Parties. Zur Philosophie der politischen Parteien. Otto von der Pfordten. Archiv f. Rechts- u. Wirtschaftsphil. Jan. and April, 1915.

Prussia. Die ostpreussischen Grenzlande. Adalbert Bezzenberger. Zeits. f. Pol. VIII, 1 and 2. 1915.

Public Employment. Il potere disciplinare sugli impiegati pubblici. Edoardo Tommasone. Riv. d. Dir. Pub. Marzo-Aprile, 1915.

Race Development. Standards of measurement in race development. Howard W. Odum. Jour. of Race Dev. April, 1915.

Race Education. Race Education. J. Howard Stoutemeyer. Jour. of Race Dev. April, 1915.

Right to Work. Das Arbeitsrecht. Kurt Wolzendorff. Annal. d. Deutschen Reichs. No. 1. 1915.

Serbia. The renascence of Serbia. A. H. E. Taylor. British Rev. April,

1915.

State Government. The reorganization of state government. Herman G. James. Am. Pol. Sci. Rev. May, 1915.

Turkey. The young Turkish farce. Khalil A. Totah. Jour. of Race Dev. April, 1915.

War. Reischsbank und Krieg. Siegfried Buff. Annal. d. Deutschen Reichs. Nos. 2 and 3. 1915.

War. Les Trésoriers-payeurs généraux de la guerre. Pol. et Par. 10 Mai, 1915.

Cyprien Girerd. Rev.

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Books

Bateson, William. Pitman's municipal office organization and management. London: I. Pitman. Pp. 504.

Klein, H. H. Bankrupting a great city. New York: Henry H. Klein.
Toulmin, H. A. Jr. The city manager. New York: Appleton.

Articles in Periodicals

Charities and Corrections. Charities and corrections.

Katherine B. Davis

and John A. Kingsbury. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915. City Charter. The city charter. George McAneny. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

Education. Thomas W. Churchill. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915. Fire. Fire administration. Robert Adamson. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

Highways. Highways, street cleaning and public works. Douglas Mathewson. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

Mayor. The office of Mayor. John Purroy Mitchel. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

Police. Police administration. Arthur Woods. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

Public Health.

Public health and sanitation. S. S. Goldwater. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

Recreation. Parks and recreation. Cabot Ward and C. Ward Crampton. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

Transportation. Transportation, port and terminal facilities. John Purroy Mitchel. Proc. of Acad. of Pol. Sci. April, 1915.

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In recent years there has been an interesting and very remarkable extension of judicial control over the acts of the administrative authorities in France. The doctrine of recourse in annulment for excess of power, in particular, has undergone such an extraordinary development that it is probably safe to say that there is now no other country where private rights are better protected against arbitrary and illegal acts of public officers. It is an interesting fact also that this protection has not been created by legislation but is mainly the work of the council of state, and, to a less degree, of the court of cassation, the two supreme judicial tribunals of France.

The solicitude which the council of state, especially, has shown for the protection of individual rights and the independence which it has exhibited as over against the government by whom the councillors of state are appointed and by whom they may be removed at pleasure is a sufficient answer to the criticism of those English and American writers who assert that the French administrative courts are the docile and servile instruments of the government, and that in controversies between the administration and private individuals their decisions are generally in favor

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