A. B. Hart, Actual Government, pp. 430-445;
John W. Foster, The Practice of Diplomacy, especially pp. 34-54;
P. S. Reinsch, Readings in American Federal Government, pp. 651-682;
E. S. Corwin, The President’s Control of Foreign Relations, passim;
Gaillard Hunt, The Department of State.
Group Problems
1. The Monroe Doctrine. Is it obsolete? The international situation during the years 1815-1823. The Holy Alliance, its organization and aims. Spain in America. The revolt of the Spanish Colonies. Preliminaries of the declaration. Canning’s suggestion. Scope of the doctrine as announced. Subsequent applications and extensions. The French in Mexico. The Venezuela controversy. Present scope of the doctrine. Attitude of Europe toward it. Attitude of the Spanish-American states. Its value for the future. Conclusion. References: Hiram Bingham, The Monroe Doctrine: An Obsolete Shibboleth, pp. 3-55; A. B. Hart, The Monroe Doctrine, pp. 55-83, and passim; A. C. Coolidge, The United States as a World Power, pp. 95-120; C. H. Sherrill, Modernizing the Monroe Doctrine, pp. 64-76; C. L. Jones, Caribbean Interests of the United States, pp. 323-351; J. H. Latané, The United States and Spanish America, pp. 292-334; D. C. Gilman, James Monroe (American Statesmen Series, Standard Library Edition), pp. 156-174; Theodore Roosevelt, American Ideals, pp. 220-237; Cyclopedia of American Government, Vol. II, pp. 456-468; Dexter Perkins, “Europe, Spanish America, and the Monroe Doctrine” in American Historical Review (January, 1922).
2. The diplomatic service and how it can be improved. References: J. W. Foster, The Practice of Diplomacy, pp. 34-54; John A. Fairlie, National Administration, pp. 77-91; E. Van Dyne, Our Foreign Service, pp. 45-113; Cyclopedia of American Government, Vol. I, pp. 593-595; P. S. Reinsch, Readings on American Federal Government, pp. 651-658; 675-682.
3. The chief rules of international law; how can their enforcement be ensured? References: G. B. Davis, Elements of International Law, pp. 19-30; T. J. Lawrence, Principles of International Law, pp. 119-138; G. G. Wilson and G. F. Tucker, International Law (7th ed.), pp. 44-60; A. S. Hershey, The Essentials of International Public Law, pp. 143-169; A. H. Snow, The American Philosophy of Government, pp. 113-154; 267-283. See also the General References to Chapter XXX.
Short Studies