Word: contempts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Follette that the decisions of the Supreme Court are dictated by narrow class interest to the prejudice of the poorer economic groups is effectively confuted by Monday's decision on the constitutionality of the sections of the Clayton Act dealing with the trial of strikers held for contempt of court in violating injunctions...
...cases appealed to the Court, one from the seething state of Wisconsin and one from Kentucky, the plaintiffs were charged with contempt of court for making threats to loyal shop-men in the strike of 1922. The accused contended that the question of fact in the contempt charge must be tried by a jury, and appealed through the circuit course to the Supreme Court. The judges of the lower courts believed that they were given sole jurisdiction over such cases, but their judgment has been conclusively set aside. Henceforth, picketing, threatening and similar strike procedure, when carried on in defiance...
When only the larger nations are left armed, public opinion will either force them to join their smaller brethren in a policy of disarmament, or will make them accept responsibility for future trouble. And the nation which will brave the scorn and contempt of a peacefully inclined world will indeed be an all powerful...
Both Spanish public and Moors have long since become used to such state ments from a long succession of Spanish Governments. The Moorish rebels showed their contempt for such drivel by cutting Spanish communications between Tetuan, capital of Spanish Morocco, and Tangier, international zone lying at the extreme northwest corner of Morocco and opposite the great rock of Gilbraltar. This was by far the most decisive victory for the rebels in this year's fighting* and a serious setback to the Spaniards...
Rumors from the rebel side were based upon the usual journalistic "trustworthy information." This information was exclusively to the effect that the rebels were gaining; that they were stronger than was supposed; that they awaited the Federal's attack with serene contempt; that they were entirely confident that they could hold the city of Sao Paulo against their enemy until further orders; and much more of this kind of news...