Word: ands
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This is merely an index of how this nation is penny-wise and pound-foolish. New York city is having an epidemic of robberies such as it has not had for years. More than once recently a longshoremens strike has tied up ocean travel. New York has been spending money...
The British House of Commons has been likened to the trunk of an elephant: It can uproot a tree or pick up a pin. The same might be said of our democratic form of government. In New York City Mayor Hylan has become terribly excited about the City Hall cat...
"I think that Congress is against it, though far from unanimously, yet with sufficient strength to defeat any measure proposing Universal Military Training for men in America. Yet, from the experiences I have had, and the articles I have read on the subject, I am sure the people as a...
"Of course there are people who howl loudly against even such a proposal. Prussianism! Military life to usurp the place of a happy life! Terrific expense to the Government! Many ejaculations of like nature sum up the arguments of the objectors. As yet the issue has not been placed directly...
As for the Prussian spirit of military autocracy which is feared, there will be little likelihood of any move in that direction on the Continent such a regime developed only because of tradition, of the all-pervading system of militarism established, and the autocratic government already in control.