The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-12
ECONOMY. and social Questions

Perhaps the most nOtabl. accession
to the Socialist party ia America was The
late Edmond Kelly lecturer on DunIci-
pal government AZ Columbia University
Mr. Kelly was led 70 a study OF socialism
through his connection with rh, move
ment for political reform IN New York
CITY "A movement IN which he was con
-picuou- as a founder Of the city Club
and IT. subsidiary good government
clubs la attempting to formulate. the
aims which municipal reform shall en-
ciaavor 20 achI@v. Mr. Kelly became
absorbed IN an examination Of The con
cept Of lu-tlc. in itS economic we'll
a. its political bearings The Steps Of
reasoning by which h. was induced TO
embrace socialism are apparent IN a
series OF papers and volumes highly
valued by students Of the science OF gov
ernmen' These steps arr traced by
Prof Franklin n Giddings in an intro
iuction 10 Edmond kelly's Twentieth
Century Socialism d.ongman-. Green
and Company. book published just he
fore il. authors recent death. IL 10 ad
dressed to -th. uniformed and il the
most satisfactory and reada hle expos,-
ton sf modern socialism available to
American readers.
Prof r W Tau-sig's admirable. work
The Tariff History Of the United States"
90 p Putnam sons. IL brought down
10 date IN a fifth and revised edition, the
concluding chapter Of which 10 devoted
TO the tariff act Of 1909 That act was
supported in theory by a substantially
new doctrin. Of protection, a doctrine
announced in the Republican platforms
81 1914 and 1903 to the effect that duties
should equal the diFerenc. between IN.
cost Of production her" asd abroad or
the new doct rine Prof TariSsig says
This not ION very little heard OF before.
played a surprisingly large part IN IN.
di.cus.iops Of IsOs-Og and was hailed in
many quarters as the definiiive solution
Of the tarif question. II has an engaging
sppearance Of moderation. yet IL leads
logicaliy to the most exirem" results
II seems Ia aay: No favors. no undue
protection. nothing but equalization 81
conditions Vet little acumen ia needed
to a-e that, carried out consist emily. IL
means simple prohibition and complete
-toppage NJ foreign trad"
4 series Of articles by Gilbert Thomas
Stephenson. which attracted the atten-
ton IL STUDENTS 81 the negro problem on
their appearance Last year in the 4 msr'sdn
Lar R.r+sm. IL published now IN hook
form under the title. Race Distinctions
in American Law ,Appletons). The main
purpo-e 81 the book is 10 show how far
the rights and privileges Of American
citizenship are secured To the negro
through constitutions. statutes and court
decisions. The inv tigation. moreover.
embraces the legal status Of all non
, Icasian races and jIstiies the title
wb oh the volume bears. Mr. Stephenson
finds that race distinctions formerly
sanctioned only by custom are now either
permitted or required by law. and that
n growing number Of court proceeding
outside the South. indicates that discrimi-
nations against negroes are NJ prev alent
AZ they have been at any time since 1895
In the opinion u our author race di-tinc-
tions are the Outgrowth Of race con-
sciousness and are not connected primarily
with any feeling by one race Of superb
ority 10 the other This leads him 10
conclude that race distinctions should
be recognized by law IN order that dis
elimination may be reduced. There il
no hardship 20 the negro. for example.
IN riding in separate cars provided they
are a. good ~ those furnished for the
use Of whites The hardship or dis
elimination arises when he ~ compelled
to ride, in inferior cars or IN ride among
paOple IN whom hz presence il IN weIcone.
Race friction will he Ie@sened II these
destinations are rsOO9nized; tho purpose