Word: content
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...world, and more clearly defined his reasons for seeking trade with the western nations. Communism, he explained, has not failed, nor is it attempting to compromise with other countries when it enters the markets of the world. Russia never hoped to convert whole continents to Bolshevism, but is content to wait until the "workers of the world" of their own accord rise in rebellion against their present masters. In the meantime, what wiser course could be followed than that of trading with capitalistic nations, there by draining them of their resources and strengthening Russia at the same time...
...Premier is either delightfully optimistic or else a very clever talker. If Russia is content to wait, why the armies launched against the unoffending Poles? Why that New Year's message last year, which so confidently stated that by the time the world should be writing another January First on its calendars, Bolshevism would be supreme? And now comes this new decision to undermine the reserve power of Western Europe and of America, ostensibly in preparation for the day of the great upheaval. Anyone but Nikolai Lenine would be awed by the enormity of the proposal thus given with such...
...alcoholic content of Hurley no doubt did exceed the legal percentage of one-half of one, and the condition there seems to have resembled that in the more or less mythical Utopia where the bootleggers must perforce wear badges to avoid selling to each other. Word had been passed out by the liquor dealers of the Wiseonsin hamlet that here was "one place in God's country" that was a "man's town for real men," and intimated in no uncertain terms that the first prohibition agent to make his presence known would find the vicinity unhealthy...
...appears that, not content with so passive a campaign, the "President" has encouraged and even secretly inaugurated, societies that are avowedly and actively hostile to the British government. The extend to which these followers of the Sinn Fein have been wrought up was undeniably demonstrated by the Union Club incident in New York--an incident constituting a direct insult to Great Britain and American citizens as well. When De Valera's activities, or those of his immediate adjutants, induce such proceedings, it is time that those--activities should be stopped...
...content with all this, however, the Cercle extends its scope of interest even farther, and announces that the proceeds from the play will be turned over to the fund for Devastated France. Its philanthropy is well-considered. Even were this play the only activity in its catalogue, the French Circle would have an indisputable reason for its existence. The University should be proud to have such an organization within its gates...