ABSTRACT
The territorial basis of the state is a perennial problem of politics. The city state, the national state, the world state have appeared from time to time as the local habitats of authority. There has always been an intimate relation between land and patriotism, for "native land" comes to mean more than soil, including an interwoven group of economic, social, racial, cultural, religious and emotional associations and interests. Especially in democratic countries has the question of the area best adapted to most successful operation of government been a subject of frequent speculation. In the organization of recreation and the development of the democratic community center the cities made notable progress. The problems of municipal organization and activity were so urgent that they called for continuous attention along the whole line, from the individual elector to the Supreme Court of the United States.
