Contemporary American History, 1877-1913Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)
History
Contemporary American History, 1877-1913
Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)
United States -- History -- 1865-1921
IMPERIALISM: D. C. Worcester, _The Philippines: Past and
Present_ (1914), 2 vols.--a great and authoritative work by the former
Secretary of the Interior in the Philippines; H. P. Willis, _Our
Philippine Problem_ (1905)--a study of American Colonial policy; J. A.
Leroy, _The Americans in the Philippines_ (1914)--a large and
authoritative work on the early stages of American occupation; F. C.
Chamberlin, _The Philippine Problem_ (1913); J. G. Schurman, _Philippine
Fundamentals_ (1901); Elihu Root, _Collection of Documents Relating to
the United States and Porto Rico_ (1898-1905, Washington); L. S. Rowe,
_The United States and Porto Rico_ (1904); E. S. Wilson, _Political
Development of Porto Rico_ (1906); W. F. Willoughby, _Territories and
Dependencies of the United States_ (1905)--a general work on the
government of the territories.
THE PANAMA CANAL: J. B. Bishop, _The Panama Gateway_ (1913)--an
authoritative general account; W. F. Johnson, _Four Centuries of the
Panama Canal_ (1906).
THE PEACE CONFERENCES: Joseph Choate, _The Two Hague
Conferences_ (1913); J. B. Scott, _The Hague Peace Conferences of 1899
and 1907_ (1909).
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN THE ORIENT: F. F. Millard, _The New Far
East_ (1906)--special reference to American interests in China; P. S.
Reinsch, _World Politics_ (1900).
INDEX
Aguinaldo, 217
Alabama, disfranchisement of negroes in, 11
Aliens, proportion of, 248
Altgeld, Governor, 108, 160
American Civic Federation, 251
American Federation of Labor, 250
Anti-monopoly party, 138
Anti-trust cases, 331 ff.
Anti-trust law (1890), 134
Arbitration in labor disputes, federal law, 102
Arbitration, treaties, 1911, 329
Archbald, Judge, impeachment of, 326
Arizona, 41 ff.;
contest over recall of judges, 287
Army. _See_ Spanish War
Arthur, Chester A., nomination, 95;
administration, 97
Ballinger, R. A., 328
Blaine, James G., 95;
candidacy in 1884, 98;
on silver question, 121
Bland-Allison bill, 123
Bonds, sales under Cleveland, 106
Bourne, Senator, attacks on convention system, 353 ff.
Bryan, W. J., speech in Democratic convention of 1896, 180;
nomination of, 187;
acceptance speech in 1896, 188;
favors initiative and referendum, 284;
candidacy in 1900, 227;
candidacy in 1908, 318 ff.;
program in 1908, 318;
attacks Taft's judicial appointments, 330
Campaign funds, 239, 240 ff.;
controversy over, in 1904, 268;
in 1908, 320;
in 1912, 357
Campaign, 1896, 195
Canada, reciprocity with, 342
Cannon, Speaker, overthrow of, 336 ff.
Capital, influence of, in politics, 33
Capitalism, in South, 48; evolution of, 229 ff.
_See_ Industry _and_ Labor.
Cervera, Admiral, 210 ff.
China, opening of, 203;
American interests in, 224
Chinese coolies, 35
Cities, growth of population, 34, 247
Civil rights act, 14 ff.
Civil rights cases, 15
Civil service, and Theodore Roosevelt, 104;
law of 1883, 130
Clark, Champ, candidacy of, 365
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