Word: conventioners
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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At 1:30 the tellers came into the hall. The news was amazing; it was a hermaphrodite. The Progressives had won strategic posts for four of their seven candidates. Elected were: Dr. Ernst Philip Boas of Columbia, chairman of the Committee on Public Relations; Dr. Bernard Solomon Denzer of Mt...
4) I. L. G. W. U. at its convention next May will consequently vote on the question of returning to A. F. of L.
From denying their strategy, the Nazis turned to boasting about it, justifying it, instead of pretending the mines were British. They said their "objectives were being achieved." They said they were proving they could give ten shots for one. Some of their mines bore inscriptions, such as: WHEN THIS GOES...
*The Convention prohibits mining coasts or ports "with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping." It also requires that warnings be issued about mine fields dangerous to neutrals, and that floating mines or mines breaking their moorings shall become harmless within one hour.
Floating mines are not outlawed by international convention. But, like anchored mines after they break loose, their danger period is supposed to be limited to one hour. A small submarine can carry 20 mines, can plant them through specially constructed mine tubes while submerged if necessary. Larger craft have special...