Word: delaying
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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However, the present totals, though encouraging, are nevertheless misleading, for the donations to date represent only 15 per cent. of the fund "prospects" from the Greater Boston District. This means that there are still 9000 men in the district who have not yet been called on, considerable delay having been caused by incomplete address lists. As a result, it has been announced by Thomas Nelson Perkins '91, chairman of the local committee, that the campaign will continue in Boston until every alumnus in the district has been called upon. This probably means several weeks longer, at the least...
...industrial world has been unpatriotic enough, in this most critical stage of reconstruction, to curtail the production of a national essential. In answer to Mr. Wilson's plea for the postponement of their strike until after the labor conference at Washington October 6, the steel workers state: "My president, delay is no longer possible. . . . We fully understand the hardships that will follow, and the reign of terror that unfair employers will institute. The burden falls upon the men, but the great responsibility therefor rests upon the other side." The strikers make no attempt at an adequate explanation of why delay...
...danger threatening the nation ceases? True it is that Mr. Gary and his associates of the United States Steel Company have not been tactful in dealing with the demands of the organized steel workers. But that is hardly reason enough for the latter to strike, especially when asked to delay action by the President of the United States. Until some satisfactory arrangement can be made some of our leading statesmen tell us that there will be no peace in the world until every nation gives up a part of its sovereignty to the cause of all. Perhaps it would...
...good effects consist in making a great number of people contented. On narrow dogmatic moral grounds absolute prohibition is right. On those of expediency and common sense absolute prohibition is wrong, and should not be tolerated to go into effect July 1. Were the country given a few months delay such a movement against prohibition would arise that the dry legislation would have to be repealed...
...class may secure the 50 cent discount only if they obtain their books at Standish Hall. Red Books will be mailed to all subscribers who have ordered them and paid for them in advance, but, on account of the number of books that will be sent out and the delay in the mails, all those men who can conveniently call at Standish A 32, will receive their books somewhat earlier than if they wait for them to be delivered...