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American Public Problems
EDITED BY
RALPH CURTIS RINGWALT
IMMIGRATION: And Its Effects Upon the United States
By PRESCOTT F. HALL, A.B., LL.B., Secretary of the Immigration
Restriction League. 393 pp. $1.50 net. By mail, $1.65.
"Should prove interesting to everyone. Very readable, forceful and
convincing. Mr. Hall considers every possible phase of this great
question and does it in a masterly way that shows not only that he
thoroughly understands it, but that he is deeply interested in it and
has studied everything bearing upon it."--_Boston Transcript._
"A readable work containing a vast amount of valuable information.
Especially to be commended is the discussion of the racial effects. As
a trustworthy general guide it should prove a godsend."--_N.Y. Evening
Post._
"Earnest and unprejudiced.... Cannot fail to be of great assistance in
clarifying and setting on a solid foundation the ideas of people who
are now becoming convinced that the problems of immigration in the
nation and the municipality will soon reach a more acute stage than
ever before."--_Philadelphia Press._
"An auspicious omen of the worth of Messrs. Henry Holt and Company's
recently announced series on American Public Problems.... Mr. Hall has
been in close touch with the immigration movement and he writes with a
grasp and a fullness of information which must commend his work to
every reader.... A handbook ... to which one may turn conveniently for
information for which he would otherwise be obliged to search through
many a dusty document."--_The World To-day._
THE ELECTION OF SENATORS
By Professor GEORGE H. HAYNES, Author of "Representation in State
Legislatures." 300 pp. $1.50 net. By mail $1.65.
Shows the historical reasons for the present method, and its effect on
the senate and senators, and on state and local government, with a
detailed review of the arguments for and against direct election.
"A timely book.... Prof. Haynes is qualified for a historical and
analytical treatise on the subject o
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