The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-27
osNAr BRYCE WORK.

commonwealth; BY James
ren,n N Two Volumes. New Editlon.
;.,sIy Revised ThToushSSuatc, W,,n nh
fe..G Chapters. the Macinllan
issy. aS1yn Publishers. New York.
,smarkably fine edition of
p,s's great work which has
si. ~ standard in all the Libraries
y y ali the literary and POLITICAL
pols the United States. The
ws g ~ contains the preface to the
's,,.;au 'sas;n no well known, and there
'dinUr nn.afscs to this edition of 1910.
,ys;t;on the work is practically
s.;ns q completely revised form
% srsst standard work first issued
The original work was pub
s,snrs the days of the interna-
Wright and therefore only par
s.~gisefed s~ in the United States; it
.'tursl that so important n work
sss American Commonwealth -
'a1 aa1vneal to the pirates. Certain
snd incomplete editions have,
s,atly, been placed on the mar
q Altered to the public without
~ Sar Of their misleading charac-
4 mstice to Mr.. Bryce's distin~
/; Dosition it is but fair to point
- these editions fail to represent
.,aTs conclusions on the American
ii system.
rrasent edition, therefore. is not
complete protection against all
n editions, but it is in effect and
'iutents and purposes new work,
ESirr in it brought up absolutely
b and in the best possible form.
Nee finds that so many changes
[hkcp place. in the United States
lhe first issue of his work that
spplete revision is become neces-
accordingly. there have been in,
.td sometimes in the text. some
IN explanatory notes, concise de.
.Bans Of the new phenomena that
compelled attention.
fdss these corrections and addi-
zhicb do not affect the general
'iour new chapters have been add
'D1e deals with the transmarine
hons of the United States acquired
4 |lsSS. another with the huge in
II immigrants who have been ar
\ from central and southern
y, a third with the more recent
b Of the negro problem in the
and the fourth with the remark.
l.yelopmeut in recent years of the
ian universities. The chapter on
ipsl government has been COM
rewritten by Mr.. Seth Low, for
|of New York, and a great expert
hnicipal government.
political activities of the coun-
/ vastly interesting to Mr.. Bryce,
! has made s. full study of the
ttion system, the primaries, and
lethods whereby the people ex-
their will through initiative and
Edum. as we'll as by the nomina-
|lnd the direct elections. Recent
lties in State politics, the census
OF 1910 so far as obtaina BILE, and
ions and additions on almost ev-
be affecting political changes
hve taken place since 1890, ap-
INSTANTLY throughout the book. In
|R Of one or two important topics
|Tce has followed a plan Of his
shich has proved highly success.
allowing the old chapters TO
|and cmbodying his more recent
|B in new chapters. This permits
|des,lrg comparison and in some
I contrast between the old and
p as shown IN the advancement
ihods and changes of policies in
parts of the Republic.
|"AMerlcan Commonwealth, - in
pEi and very fine edition, stands
eucally n new work, and Mr..
, experience as British embassa.
this country has given him op.
|Dles of study and OF obtaining g
what he desires at first hand,
Per rare among foreign authors
1nte about this Republic, It's af-
and its people. The work is a
|sIe emineutlv desirable to have
PY library, 1t is in fact the
lrd work on our governmental af-
even more concise. convenient,
Irnrate than anything that has
froduced by an American.