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 Review of Periodicals or reference to the proceeding in which it is made is fundamental." European Politics. "The Balance of Naval Power and the Triple Alliance." By Archi bald S. Hurd. Nineteenth Century, v. 65, p. 1068 (June). "We have become familiar with the rapid progress of the German Fleet. Now AustriaHungary, hitherto possessing a fleet of insig nificant proportions, has prepared a pro gramme of naval expansion, and Italy, the least prominent and possibly the least en amoured of the signatories to the Triple Alliance, has decided to follow the Austrian lead. The Triple Alliance has had the breath of life breathed into it." "The Future of the Balkans." By Mil. R. Ivanovitch. Fortnightly Review, v. 85, p. 1040 Qune). "The Balkan Confederation will be realized, and it will be realized because it is an abso lute necessity and indispensable to all Europe. . . . Since England, France, Italy, and Russia can not, jointly or severally, allow Germany the hegemony of the Balkans and the Mediterranean, they must build a rampart against her. Their task is not hard." "Turkey: Developments and Forecasts." By Edwin Pears. Contemporary Review, v. 95, p. 707 (June). "The best men in the country, its leaders, both Moslem and Christian, have proved themselves loyal to the Constitution, and look to it as the only means of saving Turkey. The Chamber of Deputies is again working steadily, and sees the necessity of quickening its pace. A little more trust among the members in the good faith of those who differ from them in opinion, and its debates will furnish an invaluable education to the people." "A Clue to the Turkish Tangle." By Dr. E. J. Dillon. Contemporary Review, v. 95, p. 743 (June). "We should not forget that the bloodless victory over the Hamidian rigime was won not by the political Young Turks but by the non-political revolutionary army. It was a military revolt that inaugurated the move ment, and a military triumph that put an end to the misrule that was breaking up the Empire." Foreign Relations. "Elihu Root as Secre tary of State." By Gaillard Hunt. Put nam's, v. 6, p. 471 (July). "John Hay had rendered the so-called spheres of influence held in China by European powers harmless to the material welfare of the United States by extracting from them a promise that they would keep the door open to the trade of all nations upon an absolute equality; but no one had guaranteed that the huge but helpless empire should preserve her political existence. For obvious reasons

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the United States desires that she shall do so, and Secretary Hay had not hesitated to declare this fact. "It remained for Mr. Root, however, to render the desire of the United States effective by obtaining a declaration of an identical wish from Japan, the great power of the East. The American Secretary of State and the Japanese Ambassador simply exchanged notes in which each stated that his country desired the continued independence of China, and each promised to communicate to the other any action which he might contemplate in the future with reference to China. The agreement is not a treaty, nor even an alliance having binding force for any longer period than suits the pleasure of the parties to the transaction; and either Japan or the United States can terminate it to-morrow; but until it is terminated it is as effective for its pur poses as a treaty of alliance would be, and China may rest from her fears of being sliced among greedy foreign nations. The import ance of this concerted action in its effect on the destiny of the countries of the Orient has been fully recognized; but it has a more farreaching significance, for it marks a turningpoint in our development as a world-power, and has made a precedent which is likely to have a vital influence upon the history of the world." Government. "Little Englandism." 45 Canada Law Journal 422 (June 15). "Some people appear to think that the political opinions which are known as 'Little Englandism' are confined to certain inhabit ants of the British Isles. . . . This is a mistake. It invades our provincial politics, and our Dominion politics. To the 'Little Englander' the Province, or the Dominion, as the case may be, is the limit of his political horizon. . . . Let us not forget that our chief glory and pride is not that we are Canadians, but that we are also the citizens of a world-wide Empire. . . . "What should we think if the state of New York were to get up an agitation within its borders to prohibit all appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States; or to claim to make treaties for itself, or to be constantly putting the stars and stripes in the back ground, and putting the state flag of New York in the foreground, and trying to make the people of that state think more of the flag of the state, than of the flag of the Union?" Government. "The Constitutionality of Statutes Prohibiting Resort to Federal Courts." By Frank R. Lacy. 43 American Law Review 335 (May-June). "The court in the Prewitt case states the reason for this decision as follows : 'This Court held that the agreement was void, inasmuch as, if carried out, it would oust the federal courts of a jurisdiction given them by the Constitution and statutes of the United States. It was said that the statute of Wis