ing better than he knew or will admit, 173-174;
criticism of, as a national reformer, 174-175.

Roosevelt-Taft programme, of recognition of corporations,
tempered by regulation, 358-359;
how best to carry out, 359-360.

Root, Elihu, 135;
international system indicated by, 301.

Russia,
faith of Russians in, 2;
international situation of, at present, 253, 256-257, 258;
weakness of, exposed, 311.

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Saloon licenses, 385.

Santayana, George, quoted, 454.

Scientists,
methods of, a perfect type of authoritative technical methods, 434.

Sherman Anti-Trust Law,
a bar to proper treatment of corporate aggrandizement, 274;
as an expensive attempt to save the life of the small competitor who
cannot hold his own, should be repealed, 359.

Slaveholders,
an impartial estimate of, 81-82.

Slavery,
effect of introduction of factor of, on Democrats and Whigs, 72;
sanctioned by the Constitution, and results, 72-73;
attitude of the two political parties toward, 73-74;
shirking of the question, and compromises, 74;
brings out inconsistency of alliance between Jeffersonian democracy
and American nationality as embodied in Constitutional Union, 75;
Webster's attitude on the question, 75-77;
American people separated into five parties by, 77;
attitude of Constitutional Unionists toward, 78;
beliefs of Abolitionists, Southern Democrats, Northern Democrats, and
Republicans, 78-79;
body of public opinion looking to de-nationalizing slavery, which was
organized into the Republican party, 83-84.

Smythe, William, 151.

Social Democrats,
party of, in Germany, 251.

Socialism,
weakness of, 210;
idea of an international, a mistake, 210-211.

Socialists,
doctrine preached by extreme, in France, 243.

Social problem,
democracy and the, 138-140.

South America,
bearing of Monroe Doctrine on, and possible complications resulting
from, 294-296.

Spain,
religious wars of, 219;
national feeling in, increased by abuses of Napoleon, 225.

Specialization,
contempt for, in Middle West of pioneer days, 63-65;
necessity for, resulting from industrial development, 102-103;
of the American business man, 105 ff., 117;
of the politician, 117 ff.;
labor unions a decisive instance of, 126 ff.;
among lawyers, 134-135;
regarded as a revolt from the national democratic tradition, 138-139;
perils of, to American social organiz