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Franz Josef, leading to the constitutional agreement of 1867 making Hungary a partner in the Dual Monarchy. It is

indulges in reflections and aphorisms

of interest to see what this friend of

events than he seems inclined to impart. Much of the book is discursive rather than descriptive, and rather tedious. The opening chapter gives a very vague

constitutional liberty and earnest worker

on behalf of nationalist ideas ﬁnds in the history of Hungary to show the almost continuous existence of a strong national tradition. He has interpreted Hun garian history from a nationalist stand point, with such zeal as might afford at

times some ground for the charge of unconscious partisanship. The volume is only a part of the work projected, dealing with the period from 896 to 1619 A.D. The writer freely

which sometimes assume more informa tion concerning the course of historical

idea of the origin of the Hungarian people, and the author lacks precision of statement. The book contains neither

references nor index. Treating of an important phase of mediaeval history, the book will be esteemed, however, as one of the few of value dealing

with its general subject in an accessible form.

Index to Periodicals ﬂrficles on Topics of Legal Science and Related Subjects Armaments.

See Panama Canal Fortiﬁca

tion. Banking. “The United States Postal Sav ings Bank." By E. W. Kemmerer. Political Science Quarterly, v. 26, p. 462 (Sept.). Making a statistical comparison of savings

libels against which the jurors of England sternly set their faces, the fault is still with 01H‘ judges. in England the judge fulﬁlls his office He takes and keeps that legitimate control and direction of the case on trial which belongs to him by law. . . . Our judges have alwa 5 had the same wholesome power, but many 0 them

let it slip through their ﬁngers." Mayor Gaynor gives an interesting sketch of the history of the law of libel both in this coun try and in England.

bank and post-office facilities, the writer thinks

that a strong case is made out in favor of the post-oﬂices. The provisions of the Postal Sav ings Bank Act are described at some length. Civil Service Reform. See History. Defamation. "Libel in England and America." By Hon. William J. Gaynor. Cen tury, v. 82, p. 824 (Oct.). “We. . . often read of verdicts in civil actions for damages for libel in England much larger in amount and so much more frequent than we are accustomed to in this country. . . . Most people think these differences are because the law of libel in England is different from ours. They ask, Why should not our libel laws be

Direct Government. “ ‘People's Rule' in Municipal Affairs." By G. H. Haynes. Political Science Quarterly, v. 26, p. 432 (Sept.). A review of the results of the municipal election of 1910 in Portland, Ore. The writer

ably considers ill-judged the disadvantage verdicts of of theseveral votersunquestwn' more than

offset by the widespread interest awakened "1 government and the more intelligent discrimina tion shown by the voters. "The Initiative,

Referendum and

Recall."

By T. A. Sherwood. 73 Central Law Journal 167 (Sept. 8). A vigorous argument against these objection

changed to be like those of England, so that we

able measures, which might be more convincmg

may also punish libelers and stop their detest able trade, the meanest and basest known?

if it were less ingenious. “The ‘Recall’ in Seattle." By Burton J. Hen

They are mistaken. Our libel laws are in all essential respects the same as those of England. The difference is in the failure of prosecuting

drick. McClure’s, v. 37, p. 647 (Oct.).

oﬂicers to enforce them, and in the weakness of our courts in the trial of libel cases, criminal

and civil.

If our jurors also deal lightly with

Describing the recall of Mayor Gill of Seattle' whose administration was marked by an out break of vice and corruption throughout the city.