Word: abolitionism
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ALONG with all of its politicking, is Congress going to do any real lawmaking? Nowhere near as much as the partisan demands might indicate. The Republicans are trying to embarrass the Democrats on civil rights, but expect no new legislation to be passed. The Democrats accuse the Administration of neglecting...
In introducing the general topic, Disarmament: Conditions and Consequences," Morgenthau outlined the "general fascination" that disarmament has exercised over the human mind. Even at the present time, people tend to equate the abolition of arms with the preservation of peace--an identity Morgenthau denied.
Main feature of the new plan was its acceptance of the proposition that Stage One priority in disarmament should go to the abolition of all space, air and ground vehicles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. This was a seeming concession to the French, who talk about first banning delivery of...
By insisting that the 12-to-18-month first stage of disarmament must include the abolition of all foreign bases as well as of nuclear means of delivery, Nikita's scheme would give Russia, with its huge conventional forces, crushing military superiority over the U.S. By subjecting the proposed...
According to the commission report, published three months ago (TIME, Jan. 18), immediate abolition of the Central Jurisdiction would be a poor solution. As Commission Chairman Charles C. Parlin, a Manhattan attorney, told the delegates, combining the Central Jurisdiction with the white North Central Jurisdiction would leave the Negroes with...