Word: cloaking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Dining Room of the Union which are to be used for dancing, the lounging rooms, the Trophy Room and the large hall are to be placed at the disposal of guests. The arrangement of the building is the same as for the Junior dance, with the Ladies' Cloak Room on the second floor and the Men's in the basement. Plans have been completed to serve a supper between 1 o'clock...
...seems clear that in dealing with the Red menace, government agents have occasionally allowed popular hysteria to serve as a cloak for illegal acts. In such cases the courts exist to give redress. The Americanism of Judge Anderson may not be quite as blatant or showy as other brands of the same name. But it is none the less in accordance with the best American traditions. In granting the law's protection to the accused, he has only fulfilled his duty. As a member of the American bench, he could not well have done otherwise...