Word: adopting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thus Mr. Gompers refutes the belief, held by many Americans, that organized Labor has points in common with Reds. " American Labor is evolutionary and constructive. It declines to adopt any of the shibboleths or symbols of revolutionary movements...
Ruthenberg's conviction in the Michigan trial was based upon his advocacy of force in realizing the Communist revolution. The main exhibit which condemned him was an article written by him in which he said that the workers must adopt " extraparliamentary means," including the " use of armed force to overthrow the Government of the United States...
...kind in the United States, was organized informally two years ago. With nine sons in college this year and 15 more coming in 1923-24, however, plans for a permanent organization have been made. At the last monthly meeting following luncheon in Smith Halls dining room, a constitution was adopted. This constitution, probably representative of those which the other organizations will adopt, provides for an Executive Committee of five undergraduates, including the three officers ex-officio, and an Advisory Committee of members of the class...
Before advertisers can adopt this innovation, however, they must give pause for one consideration. What about city traffic. The advertisers would have to arrange some means for the safe landing of their sailing agents, because this very first exponent of the new art has, for his feat, been summoned to court on the charge of disorderly conduct...
Herr Breitscheidt then suggested that Germany adopt the plan for payment of reparations put forward by M. Louis Barthou on behalf of France and M. Delacroix on behalf of Belgium, by which 35,000,000,000 gold marks were demanded. " What we object to in the plan," said he, " is the stipulation for the progressive evacuation of the Ruhr and its failure to reimburse Germany for the costs of maintaining the armies of occupation...