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BOARD OF EDITORS

Henry Jones Ford, Princeton University Jesse S. Reeves, University of Michigan Ernst Freund, University of Chicago Paul S. Reinsch, University of Wisconsin W. B. Munro, Harvard University Benjamin F. Shambaugh, University of Iowa A. R. Hatton, Western Reserve University rmlinMcClain, Leland Stanford Jr. University

W. W. Willoughby, Managing Editor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

Vol. VII AU GUS TI, 1913 No. 3

CONTENTS

Courts and Legislation ...... Roscoe Pound...... 361 The Drift in French Politics ...... J. Salwyn Schapiro...... 384 The Authority of Vattel ...... Charles G. Fenwick ...... 395 Notes on Current Legislation ...... Horace E. Flack ...... 411 A New Depart-re in County Government; Rats; The Canadian Bank Act, 1913; Ohio Model Charter Law; Tax Legislation; Workmens Legislation; Liquor Legislation in Arkansas; The Illinois Legislature; Public Utilities; Legislative Reference. Current Municipal Affairs ...... Alice M. Holden ...... 448 News and Notes Personal and Bibliographical...... J. M. Mathews ...... 464 Recent Decisions of State Courts on Points of Public Law ...... 485 Book Reviews ...... 488 Recent Government Publications of Political Interest ...... Carl Hookstadt...... 519 Index to Recent Literature, Books and Peri- odicals . .5 30

(For list of Book Reviews, see second page of cover)

Published Quarterly by The American Political Science Association

THE WAVERLY PRESS Baltimore, Md., U. S. A.

Entered at the Post Office, Baltimore, Md., as Second-class matter, under the Act of July 16, 1894. REVIEW OF BOOKS

Fremnd-1)as Oeffentliche Rechts der Vereinigten Staaten von Amnerika. H. G. James ...... 488 #Schloesscrand Clark-The Legal Position of Trade Unions. W. B. Hunting ...... 490 Brissaird-A I-Estory of French Private Law ...... 493 Chittenden-A'\ar or Peace. W. 1. Hull ...... 494 F'isher-The Republican Tradition in Europe. James W. Garner 496 Higgins-War an(l the Private Citizen. Chas. N. Gregory...... 498 .lyers-- History of the Supreme Court of the United States. F. T. Corwin...... 500 Lucas- The Corporate Nature of English Sovereignty. C. H. AMcIlwain...... 5023 Green-The Irish Nationality. T. F. Moran...... 504 Fisher--The En(l of the Irish 'N-ationality. T. F. Moran ...... 504 Ogg--The Governments of Etirope. Edgar Dawson ...... 505 Burr--The Treaty Making Power of the United States. W. C. Coleman...... 506 Beer-The Old Colonial Systvnm. C. M. Andrews...... 50!9 Bru&e--The New City Government. 0. C. Ilormnell...... 511 Baldy-L'Alsace-Lorraine et L'EEmpireAllemand. W. B. Humting 512 Tarde-Penal Philosop)hy. J. E. Oster ...... 513 Usher-l'an-Germanism. C. G. Fenwick ...... 515 Kinney-The Law of Irrigation and Water Rights. Ralph H. Hess...... 5...... 517

THE AMERICANPOLITICAL SCIENCE REVIHW is supplied to all members of the American Political Science Association. The annual dues are three dollars a year. Single numbers of the REVIEWare sold for seventy-five cents each. Correspondence with reference to contributions to the REVIEW, and books for review, should be sent to W. WV.Willoughby, Managing Editor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., U. S. A.

Copyright, 1913, by The American Political Science Association.