Rebeur-Paschwitz, Rear-Admiral, 18. Reed, James A., Senator, 31. Reimer, Arthur E., 431. Roberts, Charles C. D., 618. Roosevelt, Theodore, 4, 143, 268, 310, 315, 390, 518, Root, Elihu, 11, 135, 525. Rosewater, Victor, 10, 132. Russia: Czar Nicholas, 665. Sadako, Empress of Japan, 324, 489. Samuel, Herbert Louis, British Postmaster-Gen- Santu, (Newfoundland Indian woman), 529. Sarala Devi Chowdhury, 78. Sasonov, Dr., Russian Minister of Foreign Af- Satterlee, Herbert L., 529. Savov, Major-Gen. M., of Bulgaria, 686. Scott, Mrs. Helen B., 645. Seidel, Emil, 430. Servia, King Peter, of, 555. Shaw, Albert, 164. Shaw, Dr. Anna Howard, 703. Sheldon, George R., 522. Shepard, William O., 42. Sheppard, Morris, 291. Sherman, James Schoolcraft, 544. Shuster, W. Morgan, 249. Slaton, John M., Gov., 418. Smith, Herbert Knox, 543. Spring-Rice, Cecil Arthur, 664. Stanley, Augustus O., 279. Stead, W. T., 105. Stefansson, Vilhjamar, Prof., 416. Stevens, John L., 402. Wadsworth, James W., Jr., 524. Whistler, James McNeill, 744. Whitney, Caspar, 753. Williams, R. E., 10. Wilmarth, H. M., Mrs., 271. Wilson, Eleanor Randolph, Miss, 178, 181. Wilson, James H., Gen., 757. Wilson, Jessie Woodrow, Miss, 178, 181. Wilson, Margaret Woodrow, Miss, 178, 181. Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs., 178, 179. Wilson, Woodrow, Gov., 147, 177, 178, 183, 265, 266, Roosevelt and Wilson as public men, 147. Roosevelt, as seen by Count Okuma, 374. Roosevelt, Theodore: See also under Politics. Roosevelt, Theodore: The keynote of his charac- Roosevelt, Colonel, Shooting of, in Milwaukee, Roy. Basanta Koomer. Woman's part in India's Royal children, Some, 28. Roval Society of London, 270th anniversary of 354. Balkans, Russia's designs in, 162. Duma, Fourth, Election of, 664. Japan, Agreement with, regarding Mongolia and Mortgaging of communal lands in, 624. Visit of representative Englishmen to, 223. TAFT administration, Review of, 648-651. Theater, The: The Dramatic Museum at Colum- Theater, The contemporary, in China, 734. Thompson, Holland. The captain of industry. 721. Transportation problems, Recent books on, 633. Treasury Department, Trouble in the, 151. II.-Big business and the citizen, 49. III. The borrower and the money trust, 207. IV. The efficiency of labor, 329. V. The investor's viewpoint, 465. VII. The captain of industry, 721. Turco-Italian war: Turkish opinions on, 112; Ef- forts to end the, 159-160; Peace negotiations, Turkey, Changes in, Ottoman press on, 369. Turkey: See also under Balkan. Turkish cabinet, Resignation of, 284; 414. Turkish opinion on the European crisis, 748. United States Steel Corporation, Congressional in- VERHAEREN, Emile, Belgian poet, 236. WADE, Herbert T. Water waste detection, 602. Water conservation by cities, 597. Water supply and conservation, 530. Welliver, Judson C. The work of the recent ses- Whistler, James McNeill, Joseph Pennell's life of, Will, Thomas E. The Everglades of Florida, 451. Will-o'-the-wisp, What has become of the? 371. Wilson, Woodrow, as he is, 147; A character sketch, 177; Popularity of, 660. Wilson, Woodrow, and party rule, 646. Wilson, Woodrow: See also under Politics. Woman suffrage, British, A working program Woman suffrage in Finland, Effect of. 243. Woman suffrage: Votes for three million women, Woman, The new, of the East. 27; In China and EDITED BY ALBERT SHAW CONTENTS FOR JULY, 1912 The Stadium at Stockholm......Frontispiece The Political Situation in Cuba.. "Obtuseness" in an Acute Period. Offending the Public Conscience. South Dakota a Typical Verdict. "Lafe" Young with the Progressives.. 22 22 23 96 A Working Program for the British Suffragists 93 Government Railroads in Switzerland... Prussian Idealism in German Politics.. Has a New Biological Law Been Formulated?. France in Africa: Her Occupation of Fashoda. 97 Regina, Saskatchewan- An Old-New Capital. 98 SCENE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1912 AT STOCKHOLM (SEE PAGE 15) (Procession passing in review before the King of Sweden at the dedication of the Stadium on June 1) REVIEW OF REVIEWS VOL. XLVI NEW YORK, JULY, 1912 THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD Competing for No 1 When these pages are in the hands tunity for us to deal with nominees, platthe World's of their readers the great party forms, and the events of the national " camGreatest Office conventions will have chosen paign" in the usual sense of that word. It their candidates and agreed upon their will have seemed a very long political season, platforms. The position of the Democratic because never before have the contests within party had been more definite and less fac- the parties, those on behalf of particular tional than at any time in many years. All of candidates and particular points of political the candidates mentioned in these comments creed,-been so sensational or so longlast month had made records that entitled continued as this year. The four months of them to some share in the favor of their regular campaign between parties is always party. Generally speaking, they were all of exciting, and it is sometimes intense in its them men of modern, democratic views. If events and various distractions. But this some were more radical in their avowals of year the four-months period (extending from political creed than were others, it was not the conventions to Election Day in Novemcertain that the moderately progressive might not prove more advanced in action than those whose political philosophy was regarded as more advanced. Nowadays so much more depends upon the individual character and temperament of the President than upon his creed, that there is not much practical point in the claim, for example, that Mr. William J. Bryan is more progressive than Governor Harmon of Ohio. What is chiefly wanted in the Presidency is firm and unselfish devotion to the duties of the office. The people of the country, through their representatives in Congress, can be relied upon to fix the broad trends of legislative action and general policy. An Extended Season ber) has been preceded by five or six months of tremendous activity within the ranks of the two great parties. This activity has been made possible chiefly by the adoption, in a number of important States, of a direct system of ascertaining popular preference for candidates. This method has replaced the old system under which party caucuses and conventions were, in the main, controlled by the leaders of the State and local organizations, respectively. The As respects the Republican party, a very remarkable situation was soon disclosed. Wherever the rank and file of the voters had an opportunity to express themselves honestly, it was found The Republican clans had gath- that the Republican party was overwhelmPolitical ered at Chicago, but had not yet ingly opposed to the Taft administration and fought their differences to any its political alliances, and that it was strongly conclusion, when these paragraphs were sent in favor of the progressive movement and to press. We cannot, therefore, comment leaders. Wherever, on the other hand, there upon results or assume any particular out- were no direct primaries, and the people were come. Yet the preliminary politics of the not able to express themselves, it was disyear has provided enough for review and covered that the Taft administration had comment; and in our issues for the months secured the support of the local leaders who of August, September, October, November, controlled party machinery, and that the old and December there will be ample oppor- caucus and convention methods usually re |