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...that the power of national interference can be vested in no one but the President. He showed that the federal courts are judicial, whereas the proposed power requires executive force. Nor can the power, he said, be given to Congress, for that is a deliberative body and cannot act quickly. None of the objections to the granting of this power to the President are valid. Though it is said that the power could be abused it must be remembered that the possibility of abuse and probability of abuse are two different things. Every power which has been granted the President...
...essential of every good government-- control in particular matters by those people who posses most information about them. A national feeling prompting interference is based on indirect information, not on direct knowledge--local interests arise from direct knowledge. The people of a section know the facts when an act of violence is committed by an individual and not by a body against whom states as such could not move. They know when that individual criminal is arrested and brought to justice; on the other hand, the people of the country hear of an act of violence; they may not know...
...club. It was rather a bold step taken by the Cercle Francais when they decided to produce such a play as "Le Menteur." This is by far the most ambitious piece ever presented here and its success was by no means assured, as the play is not easy to act...
...good that the nationality of the actors was forgotten. One or two, however, in the leading parts showed superiority from the start, although the work of the ensemble was of a higher standard than in the past, and showed great care in preparation. The mistakes in the second act and lack of smoothness in the presentation of the third act were due merely to the nervousness and novelty of a first performance. The play as a whole will undoubtedly go better tonight and during the succeeding performances, and may well be considered as good a performance of "Le Menteur...
Harvard was admitted to the association last year and consequently this is the first time that a team has been entered for the meet. W. G. Clerk 1G. will act as captain of the team. Cornell won the meets of 1899 and 1900, while that of last year was won by Yale. The Harvard team is as follows: W. G. Clerk 1G., W. A. Colwell 2G., J. H. Hall '02, A. King '03, J. H. Stone '04, R. M. Walsh...