Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...secession. But behind that long maintained and often honestly supported right to secede was the desire to continue the outgrown and detestable institution of chattel slavery. But for that too long tolerated refuge of oppression no secession could have occurred, and the real cause for that military and political conflict of ten years' duration was the existence of negro slavery in a democratic republic. The first issue of the war, however, was not slavery, but the maintenance of the Union, the federal compact established under the Constitution of 1787. At the north it was claimed that the Union must...
...night" announced to be held in the Living Room of the Union next Friday evening at 8 o'clock has been changed to next Thursday evening at 9 o'clock in order not to conflict with the dual concert with Cornell...
...Makers will play the Indians, on the south diamond of Soldiers Field; and Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock the winner of this game will play the Has Beens, for the Letter Cup championship. The date of this game, scheduled as Saturday, has been changed so as not to conflict with the Princeton-Harvard game...
...date of the Senior class picnic has been changed from Thursday, June 1, to Saturday, June 3, in order to prevent any conflict with the sale of Class Day tickets or the examinations for final honors. The general idea, as planned by the committee on arrangements, is to go by a special steamer to Nantasket Point and to have sports of all kinds during...
...field where the lawyer could have been of the greatest service to the community, however,--in the solution of the problems of public economy--he has generally asserted his influence on the wrong side. On questions relating to trusts, the municipalization of franchises, the conflict between capital and labor, and the like, the great lawyers have almost invariably tried to influence legislation in favor of wealthy corporations, and against the people. They justify their action on the ground that they are only attempting to present one side of the question, just as in a court of law, and are leaving...