Word: attacks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...TIME, June 6 you publish under the heading CHINA the account of an interview with Miss Faith Williams, the daughter of Dr. John E. Williams, who was murdered at Nanking on March 24 by a Chinese soldier during the outrageous attack on foreigners deliberately undertaken by the so-called Nationalist government. _ You state: "She spoke with more animation of the firing, in reprisal, upon Nanking by a British and a U. S. warboat...
...resolution was passed with the words "as soon as warranted" still in it. Next day, Mr. Mitchell continued to storm and shout until they changed the phrase to "as soon as possible." So sharply did Mr. Mitchell attack those in charge of U. S. national defense that, after the resolution was passed in its unmitchellian form, his remarks had to be removed from the record...
...hopeful prospects only in a galaxy of veteran stars, the Harvard backfield outlook for the coming season may not seem particularly bright. But to the believer in the infinite possibilitios of development, given a squad of fast, rugged backs as a starting point, the chances of seeing the Harvard attack restored to its former high prestige must appear unusually good...
Burns' chief recommendation is his speed. One of the leading short distance sprinters in the University, he shows up to even greater advantage on the gridiron than on the track. In an open, speedy system of attack Burns might well prove a valuable factor. Whether or not his field judgement would qualify him to direct Crimson football fortunes through the important encounters of the season is a question which time alone can decide...
...tyranny of so-called efficiency" is "The Harvard Crimson's" phrase for the red tape of the university's employment bureau, which seems to have an attack of questionnaires. One would think that some simple entries about the student looking for a job would be enough for the bureau, seeing that the applicant's character, circumstances and attainments have been investigated to exhaustion before his admission to the university. But the bureau files must be fed with questionnaires more and more and more inquisitive, according to "The Crimson," under threats of blacklisting the applicants; the latter must...