Word: ban
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...decision," explained Senor de Bedoya, i:is justified by the fact that Bolivia was the first to employ these methods of terrorism. . . . Despite repugnance for these barbarous methods, Paraguay finds herself compelled to use them." Meanwhile the U. S. Congress passed the resolution granting President Roosevelt authority to ban the sale of arms to either belligerent. No sooner had the President signed it than he put it into effect by proclamation. In Santiago, Chile, El Impartial pointed out that the U. S., Britain and France were by no means the only countries guilty of keeping the slaughter going. Holland...
...letter to and get the opinion of the first 50 people who came into the office. However, I only got around to talk with 43. Their opinions, without exception, reservation or hesitation, were that there are too many Japanese here already, and that any suggestion of removing the ban is so preposterous as to be almost unbelievable, especially coming from a Californian. Of course my opportunities to feel the public pulse are much less than those of Mr. Koster. This is only a small farming community-but we have a larger percentage of Japanese population than San Francisco. I hope...
...learned from a most reliable source, "it was believed Japan would offer to make no move to increase its present naval ratio and would officially recognize the neutrality of the Philippines if and when freed by the U. S. in return for: 1) Revision of the U. S. ban on Japanese immigration. (Such revision would kindle California into political flame hotter than any which burned last week at Hakodate...
Your reference in parenthesis should be corrected. The attitude of California, in fact, of the entire Pacific Coast towards the Japanese has changed completely, and while there are still certain groups opposed to any revision of the U. S. ban on Japanese immigration, there is a very widespread recognition of the fact that such a revision would be desirable and should be made, and the initiative to bring about that end originates in California. There would be some opposition, of course, but not such as would kindle California into any hot political flame...
...unusually poor play. The acting was spotty, the scenery was dilapidated and the lighting left the players walking off into the shadows for no good reason. Humanity would have been benefited and the H.D.C. could have kept its face if the University had seconded Miss Comstock's ban, if not for her reason. (Name withheld by request...