449.

208, 212.

Underwriters, their method of busi-

ness with Lloyd's, 220, 453.
Unemployed, The, 202, 624-the
promise of legislation, ib.-history
of the poor-law, 625-Amendment
Act, 626-Mr Chamberlain's circular
to Boards of Guardians, 627-Sir
Henry Fowler's, ib.—meetings on
Tower Hill, 628-recommendations
of select committees, 629-the
Mansion House scheme, 630-Mr
Long's scheme, ib.-difficulties of
selection by enquiry, 631-633-of
providing work, 633-recidivisme of
applicants, ib.-casual labour, 634
-effect and cost of relief-works,
ib.-report of the Mansion House
Committee, 635-' unemployables,'
637-methods of treatment, 638-
640 - increase of pauperisation,
640, 644-four classes of unem-
ployed, 641-remedial measures,
643-the need of social science, 645.

The, and the Poor Law,
204, 228-Poor Law Amendment
Act of 1834, 229-its faulty ad-
ministration, 230-reduction and
increase of pauperism in certain
districts, 232-proposed centralisa-
tion scheme, 234-the Commission
of 1834, 235, 238-the present
Commission, 235 views on the
relief of the unemployed, 236-239
-efforts to increase the fluidity of
labour, 239-administration of a
relief fund, 240, 246-Report of the
Central Executive Committee, 240-
247-loss of self-reliance, 242---
emigration, 243-peasant pro-
prietary, ib.-various schemes, 244
-condemnation of emigration, 245.

Workmen Act of 1905, 206, 72;
210, 553, 561, 569.

Unionist free-traders, proposed tem-
porary alliance with the Liberal
party, 202, 317.

leaders, their conciliatory atti-
tude under the Home Rule crisis,
221, 277, 282-284-policy of a
national solution, 293.

party, their defeat of 1906, 204,
571-causes for the unpopularity,
572.

character of their policy, 210,
623; 212, 607, 610-612.

their policy on the Home Rule
Bill, 212, 283-286-preservation of
the House of Lords, 286-294-
opposition to the policy of Social-
ism, 294-fundamental faith, 305
-advice from Lord Cromer, ib.-
proposed postponement of Tariff
Reform, 608.

constitution, 213, 502-motives
of opposition, ib.-policy of Tariff
Reform, 503-views on Socialism,
504-policy of Imperialism, 507
-need for a definite policy, 519;
214, 597.

policy of constitutional reform,
214, 294.

result of the Tariff Reform
policy, 215, 289.

their proposed land reform, 219,
603-614.

their pledge to support Ulster,
220, 270-result of the proposed
exclusion, 280-283-need for a
guarantee in the event of being
returned to power, 590.

Record, The, 204, 276-
sketch of the period, 277-Lord
Salisbury accepts office in 1885,
278-Mr Gladstone's destruction of
the traditional policy, 279-282-his
neglect of foreign policy, 282-Lord

UNIONISTS.

Salisbury's principles of policy, 283
-his relations with the Balkan
States, 284-Russia, ib.-United
States, 285-France, ib.-Germany,
285-287-his motto, 287-relations
with the colonies, 288-291-causes
of the war in South Africa, 291–293
-Lord Beaconsfield's warning on
unity, 294 result of Mr Glad-
stone's Irish policy, 295-domestic
legislation, 296–298.
Unionists, The Liberal, and the

Duke of Devonshire, 216, 258—
formation of the party, 266, 268—
result, 273. See Devonshire.
United Kingdom, population, 212,
481-foreign trade, 484-tonnage
of the merchant navy, 486-de-
posits of banks, 489-national debt,
496, 498-expenditure on the army
and navy, 500-amount of taxation,
502-cost of living, 506-national
income, 509; 213, 325-national
wealth, 212, 511.

foreign trade, 213, 326.
total expenditure on

hospitals, 215, 572 note.

The Making of the,
202, 88-Professor Larned's 'Lite-
rature of American History,' 90—
G. Bancroft's 'History of the
United States,' 91-R. Hildreth's
history, ib.-A. B. Hart's 'The
Formation of the Union, 1750-
1829,' 92-J. Fiske's New France
and New England,' 93—Professor
W. Wilson's History of the Amer-
ican People,' 94-97-Cambridge
Modern History,' 97-102, 115—S.
Fisher's 'True History of the Amer-
ican Revolution,' 102-104-C. H.
Van Tyne's 'The Loyalists in the
American Revolution,' 104-107-

UNITED.

Sir G. Trevelyan's 'American Re-
volution,' 107-110-Vicomte de
Noaille's history, 110-112-A. B.
Hart's Foundations of American
Foreign Policy,' 113-S. Fisher's
'Evolution of the Constitution of
the United States,' 117-119-G. C.
Lee's True History of the Civil
War,' 119-H. L. Carson's 'Su-
preme Court of the United States,'
121.

United States, poultry-plants,' 202,
142-result of Protection, 271-
specialised industries, 277-reci-
procity treaty with Canada, 549–
trade, 560.

amount of wheat exported,
203, 575-affected by the designs of
Russia, 601.

banking system, 204, 191
-amount of the production of gold,
199-amount coined, ib.-appoint-
ment of the Commission on Inter-
national Exchange, 203—relations
with England, 285-gifts to Uni-
versities, 500.

development of the navy,
205, 308, 316, 325; 211, 559-war
with Spain, 205, 309-rate of ship-
building, 326-strength of the navy,
327-regulations for speed-limits
of motor-cars, 523.

Commission of Fish and
Fisheries, 206, 168-system of in-
come tax, 347.

increase of naval expendi-
ture, 207, 2; 211, 555-construc-
tion, 207, 6, 20-system of Trusts,
29—amount of railroad capital held
by English investors, 248-table of
nominal and market value of in-
vestments, 249, 256, 265—system
of legislation, 299-Civil War, 595;
211, 314; 213, 322; 214, 20, 494;
215, 12-case of the 'Trent,' 207,
595.

208, 533.

amount of stock of gold,

UNITED.

United States, population, 209, 169
-banking system, 183-trade rela-
tions with Canada, 187-corruption
in municipal trade, 427-Report of
the National Civic Federation, 428-
candidates for the Presidency, 449
-cost of the campaign, 451-cur-
rency system, 452-Socialism, 455
-use of the injunction process in
labour disputes, 457-tariff reform,
461-prosecutions of Trusts, 465—
naval programme, 484-486.

the war-cry of 'taxation
involves representation,' 210, 279
-result of conferring political rights
on negroes, 295.

defects of democratic
government, 211, 314.

-

through Foreign Spec-
tacles, The, 211, 367-earlier
English critics, ib.-Mr Bryce's
influence, 368-foreign writers, 369
-P. Adam's 'Vues d'Amérique,'
370-power of the dollar, 372-the
wealthy bride, 374-boastfulness,
375-the wealth-builder, 376-
philanthropy, 377-Mr Wells and
socialism, 378—the spirit of indi-
vidualism, 379, 386-H. James'
'The American Scene,' 380-on
deterioration, 381-other writers,
382-slang, ib.-yellow journalism,
383-flamboyant patriotism, ib.-
love of legislation, 385-387-im-
migrants, 387-religion, 389
spirit of optimism, 391-literature
and art, 392—' materialism,' ib.—
capacity of filling any position, 394.

number of Socialists, 213,
165 on the decrease of shipping,
322-method of controlling plays,
369-the Monroe doctrine, 460, 462
-the Drago doctrine, 462-rela-
tions with the Latin republic, 482;
215, 461-copyright law, 213, 484,
499-system of registration, 496-
number of Dreadnoughts, 551-size
of guns, 555.

UNITED.

United States, proposal for the abo-
lition of privateering, 214, 4, 17
-Propositions for the Definitive
Treaty,' ib.-commercial treaties, 7
-treaty with Sweden, ib.-with
Prussia, 9-views on acceding to the
Declaration of Paris, 17-export of
timber, 99-consumption, 100, 505
-establishment of forest reserves,
100-evil of the system of adver-
tisements, 174.

of

Politics and Parties in
the, 214, 225—-Mr Bryce's work
on 'The American Common-
wealth,' 225-227-triumph of De-
mocracy, 227-result of the elec-
tions, 228-overturn in Congress,
229-changes in the Tariff, 230-
fears on the maintenance
equality, 232 on the acquirement
of wealth, ib.—the 'direct primary
movement, 233-interpretation of
the constitutional law, 234-in-
crease in the cost of living, 235—
reception of Mr Roosevelt, 236-
difficulties of his position, 237-
views on Tariff revision, ib.—' New
Nationalism,' 239-relations with
the Republican Old Guard, 241-
charged with insincerity, 242-Mr
Dix selected as Democratic candi-
date, 243-defeats of Mr Roosevelt,
245-personality of Dr W. Wil-
son, ib.-of Governor Harmon,
247-policy of Mr Taft, 248-danger
to the Democrats from internal
dissension, 249-curtailment of the
power of the Speaker, ib.

-

destruction caused by
forest fires, 214, 327 note-preserva-
tion of the fauna and flora, 346-
acquisition of art treasures, 373,
378-purchasing power, 377-col-
liery explosions, 413-system of
watering coalfields, 425-result of
research, 428.

and Canada, Reciprocity
between, 214, 491. See Reciprocity.

UNITED.

United States, the Referendum in,
214, 520-529-three different forms,
520-originally for State constitu-
tions, 521-the constitutional refer-
endum, 522-results of experience,
522-527-a popular institution, 524
-a modifying clause, 525-right
of popular demand for it, ib.-ex-
pense, 528-different circumstances
in England, ib.

-, imports and exports by
land and sea, 215, 13-number of
steamers, 14-average tonnage, ib.
-amount of loanable capital avail-
able for investment abroad, 59-
Reciprocity Bill, 280, 286-cha-
racter of the Consular Service, 446,
457-amount of the trade, 450-
cost of the Consular Service, ib.-
salaries, 451-method of super-
vision, 452-system of intelligence,
453 International Bureau of
American Republics, ib.-grant of
concessions, 454-alliance with
Mexico, 458-result of the Mon-
roe doctrine, 459-charges against,
460.

Steel Corporation, 216,
177-gigantic industry, ib.-inves-
tigation into the working, 179—
reports, 180-sketch of the in-
dustry previous to the formation
of the Steel Corporation, 180-197
-rupture between the Carnegie
Company and the unions, 184-189
-introduction of labour-saving
machinery, 185-expansion of the
industry, 189-export trade, ib.-
practice of dumping, 190-re-
visions of the tariff, 191-195—
creation of holding companies, 195–
197--number of companies taken
over to form the Steel Corpora-
tion, 197-total capitalisation, 198
-organisation, 199-201.

system of plurality rule,
216, 3-naval expenditure, 241-
244-town-planning scheme, 507,

UNITED.

-City-planning Conference, 508—
production of coal, 567-quality,
568.

United States, Wall Street Stock
Exchange, 217, 107-causes of the
Civil War, 210-negotiations with
Colombia on the Panama route, 300
-the Hay-Herran Treaty, ib. See
Panama Canal.

The Political Situation
in the, 217, 535-views of Mr
Roosevelt on the Progressive
movement, 536-Chicago National
Convention, ib.-policy of Mr Taft,
537, 545-the power of the 'in-
visible government,' 538-differ-
ence between the Republican and
Democratic parties, 539-proposed
technical reforms in the election
machinery, ib.-cost of elections,
540-other Progressive measures,
540-544-Mr Taft's character as
President, 545-his revision of the
tariff, 546-550-the Railway Bill,
547-proposed adoption of a non-
partisan Tariff Commission, 548-
Mr Roosevelt's views on tariff re-
vision, 550-prosecutions of the
trusts, 551-imposition of a Cor-
poration Tax, ib.-proposed estab-
lishment of a National Interstate
Industrial Commission, 552 -
Governor Wilson's denunciations
of the trusts, 553-treatment of
the Reciprocity Act, 554-the
Panama Canal tolls, 555-result of
the election, 557.

trade with Canada, 218,
189 result of the increasing
number of divorces, 252–254 —
fishery rights, 448.

result of higher education
on women, 219, 152-amount of
customs duties, 317-University of
Harvard, number of courses on
Political Economy, 406-consump-
tion of timber, 449-average annual