* The Review was established and edited, until his death in 1954, by Waldemar Gurian, a distinguished scholar of Bolshevism and politics. His principal Notre Dame collaborators in editing The Review are Professor Frank O'Malley, who has served as an editor since 1939, an inspiring student and teacher of the philosophy of literature; Rev. Leo R. Ward, C.S.C., a Professor of Philosophy with far-ranging social interests; F. A. Hermens, Professor of Politics and an authority on proportional representation and constitutional government; and the eminent American Church historian, Rev. Thomas T. McAvoy, C.S.C., who has served as Managing Editor for twenty years. The author of this article, M. A. Fitzsimons, Professor of History, associated with The Review since 1942, was appointed Editor in 1955.

Published originally in Review of Politics 25 (1963): 419–30.Google Scholar