Word: allowances
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...been decided to allow liberal handicaps in the different events in order to stimulate men of comparatively little experience in track work to enter the games. The following events will be held: 100-yards dash, 220-yards dash, quarter-mile run, half-mile run, mile run, two-mile run, 120-yards high hurdles, 220-yards low hurdles, high jump, broad jump, hammer throw, shot-put and pole vault...
Replying in rebuttal for the negative, Lockwood pointed out that the debt could be collected in other ways than by the seizure of land; namely, by seizure of ships, by the collection of the internal revenues or by temporary holding. Considering love of freedom, South American republics would not allow their lands to be taken away without struggles. If the seizure is allowed in this case, it will establish a precedent which will allow seizures in all cases where there has been an award. In this way the European powers will acquire more territory than is due, and therefore...
...question. We must discuss a normal case, The gentlemen have suggested no means of collecting the debt other than seizing territory. By the terms of the question the European power could not seize territory exceeding in value the amount of the award. Our opponents have argued that to allow seizure of territory would be to abandon the Monroe Doctrine. We of the affirmative believe that wherever the Monroe Doctrine conflicts with justice and right, wherever it operates to destroy legal claims, wherever it prevents carrying out an arbitration award, the doctrine must of necessity yield. Yet in arguing...
...other hand, protected from all dangerous neighbors by 3000 miles of ocean, has been free to devote all its energy to making of itself the greatest industrial nation of the world. The resolution of the a affirmative means that the United States shall give up its priceless isolation and allow Europe not only coaling stations but great bases of operation from which may be attacked our mainland, Porto Rico and the Panama Canal. It means too that we shall expose ourselves to all the nagging disputes, the friction and diplomatic entanglements which never fail to arise between neighboring states...
...problem of self government. Can she now calmly see done to them the worst injustice that can be done to any state--their land taken from them? The law never takes the mechanic's tools, the lawyer's books, nor can it take the home of the bankrupt. Once allow a European state a foot-hold in South America and it will be impossible to prevent its taking more and more or even destroying the republics. The justice of the Monroe Doctrine has been recognized by England, Germany, all the world. Why abandon it now when there is no necessity...