er's Civil Liberty and Self-government.- Self-
government, the corollary of liberty.--Professor
Gneist on local self-government.— English par-
liamentary system, an ideal of the party.-- Pro-
fessor Hearn on sovereignty in England. Bi-
cameral legislature advocated by the party.--
Lieber, Hearn, and Burgess on bicameral legis-
lature.--Advantages of bicameral system.

CHAPTER XIII.—Political Ideas of the Constitu-

tional-Imperial Party,

The manifesto of the party.-- Marquis Ito the

real leader of the party.-- English Royalists

under the leadership of Lord Clarendon, com-

pared to the party. Guizot on the English

Royalists. The divine right of the King, advo-

cated by the party.--German Jurists on sover-

eignty.

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CHAPTER XIV.—The Inauguration of the Constitu-

tion of Japan,

Various methods of drafting the constitution dis-
cussed by political parties.-Marquis Ito as the
framer of the constitution. His trip to the West.
--His interview with Bismarck.--His plan of re-
organizing the nobility and the ministry.- Pro-
mulgation of the constitution.--Imperial Address.
---Imperial Oath.--Shinto idea predominating in
the Address and the Oath. Ito's absurd idea
of loyalty. Inauguration of the constitution, a
turning point in the history of Japan.

CHAPTER XV.-The Causes of the Peaceful Adop-

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tion of the Constitution in Japan,

Spirit of loyalty.--Masses not arbitrarily ruled

and taxed.—Gradual growth of the constitutional

government. Constitutional history of foreign

countries, a good lesson for Japan.-Respect for

tradition, a peculiar characteristic of the Japanese.

146-149

150-159

160-164

CHAPTER XVI.—A Critique on the Constitution of

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Japan,

Organic laws of Japan. The method of law-

making of the Japanese nation resembles that of

the French.- Boutmy on characteristics of the

French. Does the Japanese constitution share

the nature of a treaty ?—The spirit of the Japa-

nese constitution widely different from that of

the French and English constitutions.- Rigidity

of the French and Japanese constitutions.-Con-

ception of sovereignty in France. — In Japan.

-The Japanese constitution more logical than

the French. But the logic, built upon a false

hypothesis. Dicey on the rigidity of the French

constitutions. The organization of the House

of Peers, not prescribed in the Japanese con-

stitution. Why? An imitation of the Prussian

system. The status of the legislature of Japan.

-Of Prussia. The Parliamentary system of

England being gradually realized in Japan.—

Value of a constitution depends upon interpre-

tation. Its illustrations." The King can do no
wrong."-Changes of its meaning. The French
and the United States Presidents.-Freeman on
hereditary monarchy of England.

CHAPTER XVII.-Growth of Social Democratic

Ideas,

Laisser faire, dominant idea of the people since
the Restoration.-Policy of government, not
laisser faire. But the protection of the working
classes has been neglected.-Industrial revolution
in Japan. Moral collapse of Japan.-Absence of
public spirit among wealthy classes. Socialist
Association. Its object and work compared with
those of the Fabian Society.-Social Democratic
Party suppressed by the government.—The law

165-179

180-193

for preserving public peace. --— Programme of
the Social Democratic Party.- Democracy and
Monarchism.-Materialistic interpretation of his-
tory as involved in Socialism.-Socialism, a great
stimulus for the study of society.

CHAPTER XVIII. Concluding Remarks, .

Mutual relation of different chapters of the present work. The realization of constitutional government in Japan, not wholly due to Western political ideas.-Freeman on the liberty in ancient times of England. The Japanese nation often likened to the French. - De Tocqueville on the character of the French.-Impulsive quality of the Japanese, modified by circumstances.-Milton on the fickleness of the English people.-Freeman on the character of the English.-The spirit alike of the true reformer and the true conservative. Important political issues in a near future. -Liberalism and social problem.

TABLE OF AUTHORS CITED,

194-201

202-208

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Page 2, foot-note, for The Religion of Japan read The Religions of
Japan.

Page 33, foot-note 2, for chs. VII and VIII read chs. VII and XIII.

Page 12, line 9, for environmental theroy Bondin, read environmental theory Bodin.

Page 35, for goniu kumi read gonin kumi.

Page 39, line 10, and page 46, line 7, for piety read benevolence.

Page 52; line 15, for anwered read answered.

Page 57, line 20, for trial read triad.

Page 61, foot-note 3, for teu read ten.

9. Page 62, line 15, for won read on.

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Page 62, line 27, and page 67, line 26, for filial piety read benevolence.
Page 70, foot-note line 4, for doctrine so as to meet read doctrine as

to meet.

Page 71, line 27, for that read the.

Page 79, line 17, for ennervated read enervated.

14. Page 80, foot-note 1, for the career of Christianity read the early

career, etc.

15. Page 98, line 26, for divise read devise.

16. Page 87, foot-note 1, for Easterners read Westerners.

17. Page 100, line 12, for liberal party read liberal school.

18. Page 104, line 30, for now President read formerly President.

19. Page 107, line 17, for at least read at last.

20. Page 108, line 23, for conflict read trouble.

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Page 112, line 28, for resul read result.

Page 112, line 29, for 1880 read 1881.

23. Page 116, line 15, for adaptable read adapted.

24. Page 119, line 17, for in that read that in.

25. Page 149, line 5, for far reaching read far-reaching.

26. Page 158, foot-note 2, line 3, for Liberty Party read Liberal Party.