PERIODICAL LITERATURE 651 



has obligations ; its use must at the same time do service to the com- 

 mon good. 



An interesting statement is made regarding high wood prices, which 

 might now and then lead to devastation of small forests but on the 

 whole form a great stimulus to correct forest management. Socializa- 

 tion of private forests has so far not found influential support. 



The revolution which upset the monarchies and produced the repub- 

 lics was remarkable for its peaceful accomplishment, its considerate 

 treatment of the monarchs, and the sanity of its proceedings in gen- 

 eral. In Baden in the proclamation of November 22, 1918, it was 

 declared that the Grand Duke and his family enjoy the protection of 

 the Baden Republic for their freedom, their honor, their property and 

 their life. As regards property the situation with reference to the 

 State forests w^as unclear as to title, the question being whether they 

 belonged to the State or the Grand Ducal family. As a result of 

 negotiations a compromise was reached by which in lieu of the Ducal 

 claims on the forests there were handed over to the Grand Duke, be- 

 sides three castles and a capital of 8 million marks, the use of two for- 

 ests. It is also interesting to note that the popular government ex- 

 pressed their thanks to their former ruler and his family for their 

 understanding acceptance of the situation. 



With the advent of the socialistic republic the question of socializing 

 the forests is frequently discussed in the magazines and mostly nega- 

 tived by foresters. The State forests are, of course, already socialized, 

 that is, managed for the benefit of the community. So are the com- 

 munal forests ; these two categories comprising 57 per cent of the 

 total forest area. The socialization can therefore refer only to the 43 

 per cent in private ownership. Of these 10 per cent are in "fidei 

 kommiss." that is, under Government control by contract with the 

 owners. These, as well as the larger private forests, are managed 

 for sustained yield and produce not much less than the State and com- 

 munal forests. The timberwood production of the various categories 

 of forest is stated as follows, admitting the unreliability of the sta- 

 tistics regarding private forests. The data are for 1913: 



