The American Historical Review/Volume 23

THE

AMERICAN HISTORICAL
REVIEW

BOARD OF EDITORS

CARL BECKER EDWARD P. CHEYNEY CHARLES H. HASKINS

J. FRANKLIN JAMESON JAMES H. ROBINSON CLAUDE H. VAN TYNE

MANAGING EDITOR
J. FRANKLIN JAMESON

VOLUME XXIII
OCTOBER 1917 TO JULY 1918

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd.
1918

 

 

CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXIII

Number 1. October, 1917

ARTICLES

 

1. George L. Kittredge

   A Case of Witchcraft ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

2. Winfred T. Root

   The Lords of Trade and Plantations, 1675–1696 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   20

3. Herbert E. Bolton

   The Mission as a Frontier Institution in the Spanish-American Colonies ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   42

4. Carlton J. H. Hayes

   The History of German Socialism Reconsidered ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   62

NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS

1. William L. Westermann

   The Trades of Antiquity as a Field of Investigation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   102

2. Evarts B. Greene

   American Opinion on the Imperial Review of Provincial Legislation, 1776–1787 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   104

3. Henry E. Bourne

   Maximum Prices in France in 1793 and 1794 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   107

 

1. DOCUMENTS—The New England Emigrant Aid Company and English Cotton Supply Associations, contributed by Percy W. Bidwell; Kearsarge and Alabama: French Official Report, 1864, contributed by Waldo G. Leland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   114

2. REVIEWS OF BOOKS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   124

3. COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   226

4. HISTORICAL NEWS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   227

 

Number 2. January, 1918

ARTICLES

 

1. Worthington C. Ford

   The Editorial Function in United States History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   273

2. Justin H. Smith

   American Rule in Mexico ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   287

3. James G. Randall

   The Newspaper Problem in its bearing upon Military Secrecy during the Civil War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   303

4. Serge Goriainov

   The End of the Alliance of the Emperors ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   324

NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS

1. George W. Botsford

   The Construction of a Chapter on the Greek Middle Age ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   350

 

1. DOCUMENTS—The American Minister in Berlin, on the Revolution of March, 1848 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   355

2. REVIEWS OF BOOKS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   374

3. HISTORICAL NEWS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   446

4. LIST OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS IN HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   486

Number 3. April, 1918

ARTICLES

 

1. The Meeting of the American Historical Association at Philadelphia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   505

2. Payson J. Treat

   The Mikado's Ratification of the European Treaties ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   531

3. William W. Pierson, jr.

   The Committee on the Conduct of the Civil War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   550

4. Roland G. Usher

   Austro-German Relations since 1866 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   577

NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS

1. George B. Adams

   Private Jurisdiction in England ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   596

2. Henry J. Harris

   Some Sources for Tracing Joint Resolutions of Congress ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   602

3. Henry B. Learned

   The Thompson Readership: a Forgotten Episode of Academic History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   603

 

1. REVIEWS OF BOOKS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   609

2. COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   711

3. HISTORICAL NEWS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   713

 

Number 4. July, 1918

ARTICLES

 

1. Albert T. Olmstead

   Oriental Imperialism ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   755

2. William S. Ferguson

   Greek Imperialism ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   763

3. George W. Botsford

   Roman Imperialism ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   772

4. Charles H. Haring

   The Early Spanish Colonial Exchequer ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   779

5. Abbott P. Usher

   Interpretations of Recent Economic Progress in Germany ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   797

 

1. DOCUMENTS—The River Plate Voyages, 1798–1800, contributed by Charles Lyon Chandler; The Confederacy and the Declaration of Paris ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   816

2. REVIEWS OF BOOKS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   836

3. HISTORICAL NOTES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   916

4. INDEX ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   960