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Dates: during 1920-1929
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They heard a symphony which has for its scope the story of the development of America, the definition of its powers. "O America, because you build for mankind, I build for you." Thus did Composer Bloch quote from Walt Whitman on the flyleaf of his score. Then for the first movement, under the head "1620," come sound pictures of colonial days, of Indians hearing the mournful call of death, of pilgrims arriving jubilantly in answer to the first loud, clear call of America (the theme is easily marked as the outstanding one in the anthem). Dark days come...
Milan, neither seaport nor lake town, viewed with alarm increasing numbers of commercial hydroplanes which dotted the sky above the city, but never descended. Enterprising Milanese therefore chose to build an artificial lake where seaplanes may alight. Surrounding will be hangars, offices, hotels. But already, like a huge glittering coffin, the oblong water field waits for hydroplanes...
Also, looking toward the deeper study of diplomacy, Myron Charles Taylor* gave $1,500,000 to his alma mater, the Cornell Law School, to build a Myron Taylor Hall for law students & faculty. Wrote he, in making the gift: "It is well to stress the importance of the study of languages . . . particularly French, which is the diplomatic language of the world, and, if possible, Italian and Spanish. . . . It is to be hoped that ultimately such a centre or college of law will be developed and will embody within its courses in international law one of diplomacy, that it may permit...
Having damned legislation in the Senate for two sessions past, the Swing-Johnson bill to build the world's hugest dam in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, was last week passed by the Senate, 64 to 11. Passed by the House last spring, the measure now went to conference to have House-Senate differences composed...
Between the Congress and President Coolidge is an issue over who shall build and operate electric power plants at the dam (1,000,000 horsepower, potentially). The House voted that the Government should do it. The President, in his Message to Congress this month, said: "Private enterprise can very well fill this field." Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, the Administration's spokesman, offered an amendment making private development of the power phase mandatory. The amendment was beaten, 53 to 24. Senator Borah offered an amendment making power development by the Government mandatory, but Senator Johnson persuaded him to withdraw...