Word: concerning
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...failure to fortify this island is causing no little concern to our naval experts. Within the terms of the Limitation of Armament Treaty, Japan is building a large number of fast light cruisers with great cruising range. These vessels would be effective for a naval offensive in the Pacific. But by the terms of the same treaty we are forbidden to fortify any of our insular possessions in the Pacific except Hawaii. It is this state of affairs to which Admiral Sims strongly objects...
...organization of an investment concern carries a step further the invasion by labor of capitalistic fields of enterprise. The movement began with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers who were the first to organize coöperative labor banks and who now have six going establishments, not to speak of a share in the Empire Trust Co. of New York...
...chiefly as a study of melancholy conditions existing in the West Virginia coal mines. It is a careful and considered examination of the problems of Labor and Capital. Unfortunately, there is also a good deal of love interest, which does not seem to be the author's chief concern and is no concern whatever of the reader...
...Club at Conant Hall. He pointed out that the young emporer, on coming into power in 1848, might have won out over the Magyars, but missed the opportunity of developing Austria into a united states because of his great desire to lead instead of help, and because of his concern over petty details of the present instead of foresight...
...telephone company is no place for a man who is looking forward to a meteoric rice in his position or for a man who looks forward to making a million dollars," cautioned Mr. Bridgman. But the telephone company has many advantages which a small concern has not, for instance a larger chance to advance into varied fields, the contact with big men, and the develop- ment obtained as a result of such contacts...