The San Francisco call., 1906-05-31
BERNARD MOSES
NEW BOOK OUT
Terms City Administra-
tions a National
Disgrace.
Government of United
States" IS Title
of Work.

tereSt was excited on the university
campus today by the receipt of copies
| Of notable volume from the pen of
Professor Bernard Moses. head of the
department of history and political sci
ence at the university. a former Phil
ippine commissioner, and an authority
| upon questions relating to government
and international law. The Appleton
publishing firm of Boston has just is
sued the volume. Professors of, the
University who secured copies of the
work today discussed at the Faculty
Club and elsewhere little else than the
latest contribution of Professor Moses
to the literature relating to the history
of government Professor Moses book
| is entitled The Government of the
United States"
The so-cailed .'muck rake writer's"
thus characterized by President Roose-
yeit 0after the flood of exposure litera-
ture" had its day In. various .publica-
tions. are expected, to find handsome
support for some of their contentious
regarding the worthlessness of muni-
eipal eiI government in one chapter of
mcnt.N as the distinguished author
probes to the very core the structure
reared by the, people and politicians
and by them labeled Municipal Gov
Considerable wonder was expressed
BY the able minds on the campus to-
that Professor Moses Should have h de de-
Waited In this particular chapter from
the plan used in the book in dealing
government. The author in this chap
ter provides various editorial express
slpns' regarding the alleged worthless
whereas the remainder of his book is
devoted to a dispassionate statement of
the machinery of government.
Professor Moses apparently has been
so deeply impressed by the many fail
ures of cities to properly administer
the beasan aas pa sif hn n R Soss sd o
nounce.. with .yigor and almost with
heat, his conviction that '.the govern
mental conditions Of many of the
cities constitute a national disgrace"
This declaration is the climax to a
coldly logical analysis of the prin-
ciples that uhderiie municipal govern
ment in the United States, an analysis
that is the .antithessis OF anything like
a perfervid muck rake appeal
Because. Professor Moses is known to
and with such dislike of anything that
approaches sensationalism emanating
from university department the ex-
oesasi1nsd % By his
Government of the United states, is
the more intense. His characterization
disgraee T is expectea i to be S the xioar text for
many disquisition during the COM
ing months from reforniers of high and
Professor Moses references in his
book to this matter, eliminating in his
national disgrace phrase, are as fol-
lows: 49,.
found themselves face to face with the
practical problem Of governing large
cities. they did not set to work indie
Iy n fin o1
TO the government of compact nasses
OF persons, with immense financial in
terests. but inytinctively applied to
rnent The greater city was treated
just as rural districts were treated-as
a political body, to be governed by an
The main R9aS6ih pa6ie efnol aetiaitiss Of great
economic. They comprehend construct
ing and cleaning streets; providing
facilities for disposing of sewage: con-
trolling construction of buildings. and
means of transportation; employing
,loyes providing light and water for
public use and doing numerous other
things that fall within the field of prac-
ticai economics.
upon city government is not either in
extent or variety largely different from
that performed performed at present By certain
ident Of such q corporation wishes a
few persons trained testhicaily and by
experience for the dtfereNt branches
Of work to be done-ri1en on whom
le can depend to manage the several
departments assigned to them and who
Will be accountable TO him. If, instead
p af Isliowing this method he he were to
any of our cities--if he were to gather
for his assistance two large bodies of
In hand, and entirely without expert,
ence in this kind of undertaking. his
corporation would collapse under the
stress OF competition with other cor
porations more wisely organized.
but our cities are able to keep up
their clumsy. wasteful processes, be-
cause they are not in competitive un-
blunderss's if they are on the losing side
of their economic transactions, it is all
covered by public funds drawn from
81 tAe pes the ao Aneren hs nsebs RsVs
instinctively carried their traditional
form OF government, maintaining the
form has been more to them than Sc
curing the result OF good administra-
When. one regards the general en-
lightenment of the nation, it's preten-
sion to high political standing. aud then
considers the governmental condition
of manysof the cities, 1t does not seem
extrayagant to aff3rn thai, they con-
stitute d national disgrace"
Professor Moses book is divided into
chapters, as follows:
"1he Colonies" Union and Inde-
pendence Under the Articles or Con-
federation; The Federal Leyislatures:
zation, Pow ers and Duties of the Fed
eral Executive". Federal Courts: I:
Rights and Privileges OF Citizens; /;
The Insular pApendeneiesp; "conti-
the States', Local Government in the
United Stntes";. individual Citizens in
Relation TO Government: eInterna-
tional Relations"
Marine Band;A hymn. Sons of Veterans
Quartet, audience Joining; Lords prayer.
Fleet Chaplain +. q. WIsker. audience join
ron. No. 18 u. s. Y. n
At the conclusion of the main programme
Fleet Commander Peter H.. Mass delivered
a ealogy on CAPTAIN j. ]. Foley. The com