. Review of reviews and world's work. etic leadership and the speedydevelopment of the German organization. It now in-cludes two hundred thousand members, among whomare a great number of prominent politicians and men ofscience. Since last year a scientific monthly, the Jahr-huch fllr Bodenreform (Jena), has added to the signifi-cance of tlie reform in Germany, where private exploi-tation in real estate, particularly around the largercities, is almost impossible. In Denmark the reformers are organized in theDanish Henry George Association. The ques-tion is vigorously discussed in word and writi
. Review of reviews and world's work. etic leadership and the speedydevelopment of the German organization. It now in-cludes two hundred thousand members, among whomare a great number of prominent politicians and men ofscience. Since last year a scientific monthly, the Jahr-huch fllr Bodenreform (Jena), has added to the signifi-cance of tlie reform in Germany, where private exploi-tation in real estate, particularly around the largercities, is almost impossible. In Denmark the reformers are organized in theDanish Henry George Association. The ques-tion is vigorously discussed in word and writing,and the new Liberal government seems to be infavor of the movement. In Sweden there aresigns that the real-estate question will soon bo-come a public issue. The large domains of thecountry need legal protection. An organizationis also under formation the purpose of whioliwill be to open up the land and its riches to thepeople and control private exploitation. LEADING ARTICLES OF THE MONTH. 353 THE STATE-OWNED RAILROADS OF AliBEBT VON MATBACH. (Who established government ownership of railroads inGermany.) IN the discussion of government ownershij) oirailroads in Germany, Americans frequentlyassume that there is something peculiar in thepolitical and industrial life of that country whichmakes State ownership of railroads necessary,and that private initiative has never been developed there to such a degree as it has been in theUnited States. These assumptions are shownto be fallacious in the articles now appearing inEveryhodi/s Magazine from the pen of Mr. CharlesEdward Russell. Mr. Russell reminds us that itwas only thirty-five years ago tliat the Germansawoke to the advantages of state to that time it liad been taken for grantedthat private ownership would always prevail. In1871, says Mr. Russell, the government began torecognize two facts,—first, that whoever ownsthe countrys transportation service owns thecountry : and, second, that the national
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