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...order that the country may know the untruth and distortions of fact in Chairman Gardiner's recent pronouncement, I will appoint a committee including members of the Navy League to whom agencies of the Government will demonstrate these untruths and distortions. . . . Upon its completion I shall expect Mr. Gardiner to make a public correction of his misstatement and his apology therefor. It is desirable for the public to know the character of this indirect campaign of misinformation to defeat the efforts of the Administration for reduction of the Federal expenditures not immediately essential in order that we may avoid increased...
...stand by my statement. I'm surprised at the suggestion of the President that he himself will appoint a committee to investigate a matter touching administrative policy, in view of the fact that Congress is the investigating branch of the Government. Naturally I would welcome a thoroughly impartial investigation...
...Each club shall, annually before Commencement Day, appoint a graduate representative to serve throughout the following year on an Advisory Committee, which committee shall elect its own chairman, who need not be a representative appointed by a club, and shall consider matters arising under this agreement and such a modification thereof as may seem desirable. The powers of this committee shall be advisory only, except that it shall be the duty of this committee to take suitable steps to make this agreement known to all persons concerned...
...direct negotiation between Japan and China. "Particularly." soothed Britain's Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, "as Mr. Yoshizawa assures us that Japan is now withdrawing her troops. . . . I hope that these troops will be withdrawn as rapidly as possible." Dr. Sze could not even get the League to appoint a commission which would supervise the Japanese "withdrawal," if it was taking place. From Washington Hon. Henry L. Stimson sent notes to China and Japan urging them to confine military operations to "the requirements of international law," thus tacitly refusing to invoke the famed Kellogg Pact. Outside China all this seemed...
...first move was to send Chinese planes out over the district to make an accurate report of the extent of the damage. His second was to appoint John Earl Baker, U. S. adviser to the Chinese Ministry of Railways, an associate of the National Flood Relief Commission. Railman Baker has already had much experience in flood relief work. The Standard Oil, the British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd., the Bank of China, the Millers' Association offered to cooperate, helped with preliminary plans. From the Vatican Pope Pius XI sent some...