Word: ams
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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One of the most endearing of Harvard customs is the periodic discovery, by some active-minded undergraduate, that some department of some portion of the faculty is throwing its weight about a little too promiscuously--and the prompt announcement of the discovery in print. I am profoundly ignorant of the...
"I am very hopeful because of the new interest in politics which men and women of our colleges are taking. The task of Socialism in America and in the world, is to build a party which will seek to control the necessities of our common life for the common good...
"I am defining a general policy. It does not mean that our Government is to part with one iota of its national resources without complete protection to the public interest. I have already stated that where the Government is engaged in public works for purposes of flood control, of navigation...
"I am very happy," replied Edward of Wales, "to see such progress and prosperity in so remote a portion of the realm of His Majesty my father."
¶ Nationalist Foreign Minister C. T. Wang said: "We have sent identic notes to all the powers concerned asking them to move to abolish extraterritoriality as soon as possible. I am unable to divulge the text of the note, but wish it made clear that China is urgently desirous of...