Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17

wanted outlaw in the southwest, with
degree of heroism which seems positively
immoral Yet no one thinks of this scion
of a train-robber, cattle-rustler ana TOWN.
raider as otherwise than delightful com
panion. Curly's ingenuity in escaping
from the hands of his captors Is OCCASION
imperturbable Mr.. Davies invests all he re-
lates with the air of perfect frankness,
which is always captivating.
There is plenty of go in the story, with
much shooting frequent changes OF scene
and enough conversation TO give the mar
rative huency The reader is carried along
TO a pitch of breathless interest from one
thrilling episode to another until the story
comes to a natural conclusion, which Is al
together satisfactory and proper. Ihere Is
a tender romance which awakens the hu-
man sympathies and in every chapter oc-
ours some diverting passage in Mr. Dawes
ouaint phraseology which develops the
grim humor of the plains.
THE AMERICAN STATE SERIES;
Edited by w. w Willoughby, asso-
ciate professor of political science at
the Johns Hopkins Universlty-IEH-
RiTORIEs AND DEPENDENCIES
OF THE UNITED STATES; Their
Government and Administration. BY
William Franklin Willoughby, Treas
Irer of Porto Rico New York: The
Century Company.
Mr.. Willoughby's official position has
brought him to close practical study Oh
the various problems which nave grown
out of the relationship between the new de-
Tendencies and the federal government, TO
which he has applied the results Of his re-
searches and labOrs as a political econo-
mist. He is probably as well quallhed for
the production of this member of the val
liable American State Series edited by
his brother. as any one now available for
such a task He recognizes the great range
. Ioor caYat IL
ume 10 a consideration of the actual policy
| which has been pursued by the United
| States in respect to the government and ad-
| ministration of the various dependent ter
| ritores which have successfully come I'M
der its sovereignty, and the comforting of
| political rights upon their inhabitants. HIS
! treatment of the matter is largely descrip-
| tive in character, in order to keep the work
| within the scope allotted, and he makes no
! attempt to discuss colonial problems as
| such although he calls attention to the
/ existence of such problems and indicates
| the main considerations involved in them.
| Thus his contribution to the series in a
| measure paves the way for, or serves as a
| general Introduction to, the study of those
| problems in their broadcast aspects.
Naturally the greatest part of the space
| is devoted to the newly acquired depend
! eDClcS, IldSHuCH as eIEe lSiil-
| tories of the mainland are well and clearly
| established along lines laid down in their
| organic acts, while the problem of local
| government within them presents fea-
! lures differing essentially from those found
| in the states. Within the nsular depend
| encies, however conditions are new and
| strange in the American system OF govern
| ment and each case offers its own peculiar
| tiles. which contribute to the complexity
| of the general question. Mr.. Willohghby
| accepts as definitely established by the
| highest Interpretation of the law the con-
| stitutional right of the United States to
hold such dependencies and to legislate
| for them through the Congress.
! He believes that the first step necessary
| TO bring the dependencies up to a higher
| standard of citizenship is to supplant the
| military with the civil form of administra-
| ton, and gradually TO enlarge the inhabit-
| ants powers of local self-government lie
first traces the historical stages of the var
| ious territorial acquisitions of the United
States and then separately considers the
conditions in the island dependencies, CIV
Ing a chapter each to the insular and local
| governments of Porto Rico, and one each
TO the insular provincial and municipal
| governments of the Philippines. Another
chapter is devoted to the government OF
| Samoa, Guam and the Panama Strip, while
chapter on the District of Columbia con-
cludes the detailed examination of the gen.
| eral subject and displays the results of the
| authors long residence at the capital and
| his intelligent understanding of the pecu-
| liar conditions which here exist Indeed,
this chapter on the District is perhaps the
best exposition of the relations between
the capital territory and the federal gov
| eminent which has ever appeared in a
| work of this character. In conclusion he
says:
Emphasis should again be laid upon the