The nature and application of Europe's first supranational antitrust law are the subjects of Professor Schmitt's analysis. The problems and policies regarding mergers and combinations experienced during the first six years of ECSC are of particular importance in the study of the evolution of international government-business relationships.

Many opportunities for fruitful research emerge from this survey of those holdings of the National Archives which are pertinent to the historical study of government-business relationships in the United States.

In eighteenth-century Germany, mercantile development had reached the point that not every merchant apprentice could hope to become an independent businessman himself. A good many had to be satisfied with living out their lives as merchant clerks. This led to social problems of the kind which became more common in the nineteenth century and which ultimately came to be handled by insurance and social security.

In the manner of the Creole tradesmen of Louisiana, whose lagniappe to their patrons is legendary, the Editors offer a similar bonus to readers of the Review. Instead of trifling presents added to a purchase, however, our lagniappe will be documents illustrative of the evolution of business enterprise. It is hoped thus to provide a wider availability of the raw materials of business history to teachers and researchers.

Historically, the partnership of business and government has been an important factor in American economic development. The problems of this relationship have become increasingly complex with the growing importance and costs of technological advances underlying major sectors of the economy.

The impact of the telegraph upon the nineteenth-century business world was revolutionary in its magnitude. By economically and swiftly separating communications from transportation, telegraphy increased the flow of reliable information and the pace of business decision-making to a degree unapproached by any previous innovation.