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Show In the view of offensive foreigner the American constitution is "defective" "defec-tive" because, so fur as tho administration administra-tion of justice is concerned, the states are supreme. Crimes of every sort save a few aguinst tho United States, such as counterfeiting, smuggling, etc., are dealt with by state law, and the United States government hag.no more -,. . ,. ao thpirt'ttiaii the "government of Siam luis. This system has proved very satisfactory to Americans for more than a hundred years and, if they can stand it, tho people of Europe will be compelled to accept? the situation whothcr they like it or not. |
