De Alexander: “The Secretary of State puts into his bastille, with a warrant as irresponsible as that of Louis, any man whom he…”

An exceedingly readable volume, especially valuable in its analyses of conditions, causes, situations and results; and against his main conclusions no sane person can contend."--Boston Transcript.

A keen, exhaustive and merciless criticism of the whole Philippine experiment....

Referring to the fraudulent practices, he said: "No one claims, no one believes, that I had lot or part therein, or previous hint or suspicion thereof.

In his text he explains the controversy so that the plain man may understand it, while in the notes he adduces the evidence that the specialist requires....