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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER IV | |
| THE GROWTH OF JAPAN | |
| BY MARQUIS HIROBUMI ITO | |
| The Adoption of Western Methods—The Two All-Important Events in Japanese History—The Influence of the Emperor—The Revised Treaties—Finance and National Resources—Population—National Progress—China and Japan | 64 |
| CHAPTER V | |
| THE DUTIES OF POLITICAL PARTIES | |
| BY MARQUIS HIROBUMI ITO | |
| Cabinet Ministers Responsible only to the Emperor—The Organization of the Constitutional Political Association—Election Campaigns—Agriculture—Retrenchment and Government Annoyances—The National Finances—-Review of the History of Finances—Necessary Steps in the Future | 72 |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| THE NATIONAL POLICY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION | |
| BY FIELD-MARSHAL MARQUIS YAMAGATA | |
| The Budget—The Extension of the Country’s Prestige—Cordons of Sovereignty—Cordons of Interest | 83 |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| THE IMPERIAL DIET | |
| BY THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE | |
| The Election Law for Members of the House of Representatives—Electoral Districts—Qualifications of Voters and Candidates—Naturalization—Imperial Ordinance concerning the House of Peers | 86 |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| THE ORGANIZATION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL STATE | |
| BY BARON KENTARO KANEKO | |
| The Skeleton and Flesh of a State—The Muscle and Blood—The ‘Bushi’—The Effects of Military Statesmen—The Pacific Coast the Centre of International Trade—Japan’s Qualities as a Nation—The Influence of Chinese Classics—The Economic Spirit—Mr. Bryce on the Japanese Constitution—A Supply Department—Encouraging Home Industries—The Appointment of Consuls under the Department of Commerce—The Commercial Supremacy of the Pacific and of the Asiatic Continent | 93 |
