Index to Periodicals lthicl. "Retr'ibution and Deterrence in the Moral Judgments of Common Sense." By P. C. Sharp and M. C. Otto. International journal of Ethics, v. 20, p. 438 (July). The widespread popular prevalence of the idea of retributive punishment formed the subject of a previous paper by these authors (see 22 Green Bag 340).
The account of the
same inquiry is here extended. "The Classification of Ethical Theories." By Jay William Hudson. International journal of Ethics, v. 20, p. 408 (July). The writer finds no classification of ethical theories in existence which is satisfactory as regards completeness,
and
sympathetic clearness some of the arguments put_ forward b typical anarchists of the pacific type. ile he does not profess to accept t ese doctrines, he thinks there are some underl 'ng truths in the ospel of anarchism w "ch the world woul do well to heed. Defining anarchy as government resting on consent rather than on force, he strange] overlooks the obvious truth that a lite application of the term “anarchy" would mean the repudiation even of that authority which is based on free consent. "The History of the Department of State. VI, Subdivisions of the Department.” By Gaillard Hunt. 4 American journal of International Law 596 (July).
outlines his
own plan for a classification to which those of Seth, Mackenzie and Muirhead approach more closely than do those of any other writers. “Spencer as an Ethical Teacher." By H. S. Shelton. International journal of
Ethics, v. 20, p. 424 (July). The author considers that the "Principles of Ethics" is not without faults both of commission and of omission, yet it contains much that is both original and true. Eugenics. “The Scope of Eugenics." By H. J. Laski. Westminster Review, v. 174, p. 25 (July). The author quotes Heine, “A man cannot be too careful in the selection of his parents," and adds, "that may seem paradoxical, but it is a profound biol ical truth." He believes that legislation ould not be so {iramed as to tend to the production of weak ngs. "National Eugenics in Relation to Immi gration." By Robert De C. Ward. North American Review, v. 192, p. 56 (July). A sensible and persuasive appeal for the proper selection of our alien immigrants. Government. “The Co-operative Nature of English Sovereignty, II." By W. W. Lucas. 26 Law Quarterly Review 247 (July).
Continued from 26 Law Quarterly Review 54 (see 22 Green Bag 182).
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The powers of the
Crown are here discussed, as powers exercised
"A Congressman's Letters." By a Member of the House of Representatives. World's Work, v. 20, p. 13273 (Aug). Recollections of the solicitations to which the writer was subjected by constituents desiring special favors from the government; the author has the reputation of “getting things" for his constituency. "Ask Your Congressman." By Frederic C. Howe. Everybody's, v. 23, p. 158 (Aug). The author urges the “heckling" of Con
gressmen by their constituents.
Believing
as he does in direct legislation. he proposes that the voter shall make sure that his Congressman does in fact register his own voice in all matters of government. “The Crime of ‘The Pork-Barrel.’ " By Hubert Bruce Fuller. World's Work, v. 20, p. 13259 (Aug). Showing where the waste of river and harbor appropriations comes in. Australia.
tion."
"The Australian Federal Elec
By A.
St.
Ledger.
Contemporary
Review, v. 98, p. 12 (July). Canada. "Disallowance of Provincial Stat utes." By McGregor Young, K. C. 30 Can adian Law Times 585 (Aug). Concerned with the limits and nature of the wor granted the federal government at ttawa by the British North America Act, 1867, sees. 56 and 90.
by the King in his official capacity as agent
“The Coming of Canadian Nationalism." By Ernest Cawcroft. Editorial Review, v. 3.
0 the realm, and as totally distinct from the will of the monarch, which is a different
p. 667 (July).
matter.
"Constitutionally
the
executive
is subrogate, because it carries out instruc
tions; legally it is prerogative because it is the legal entity of the nation." “The Message of Anarchy." By Prof. Jethro Brown, LL.D., Litt.D., Professor of Law in the University of Adelaide, Australia. Hib bert journal, v. 8, p. 760 (July). The writer endeavors to set forth with
The author considers that forces are power fully at work for the creation of another inde ndent nation this side of the Atlantic, the industrial development of which will not be marked by the sectional jealousies and constitutional conflicts which preceded our own Civil War. But this interpretation of the signs of the times ma not be correct, if it be true that western anada, thanks to American immi gration, is likely to become radically unlike
