Word: demands
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...very difficult position which Holland has maintained since the outbreak of the war has now become practically untenable, as the result of the German ultimatum just presented at the Hague. The demand made upon the Dutch people offers but another indictment of the imperial treatment of small nations, and once more strengthens our belief in the complete lack of integrity which has characterized all actions of that government...
...demand the right of way on all canals and railroads for the transportation not only of civilian supplies but of war supplies amounts to a denial of Dutch neutrality. Control of transit is a vital function of every nation. To submit to foreign dictation is to abandon sovereignty. Moreover, the obligation of neutrality demands that Holland refuse any step which will be of direct gain to the enemy in its prosecution of the war. This side of the affair is clear, the laws of nationality and neutrality make the acceptance of the proposal impossible...
There is another aspect which is closely connected with Germany's imperial policy and which perhaps furnishes an answer to such an unprecedented demand. It is Germany's aim to expand. Dutch occupation of the rich territory at the mouth of the Rhine has long been a bitter obstacle to German expansion and trade. A triumphant Germany seems, therefore, to turn upon another victim. The gain of transporting war supplies through Holland is practically negligible. In demanding what she has, Germany has merely forced Dutch neutrality to a point where it must...
...helped towards efficiency, but they have in general signally failed to organize the labor market even in the skilled trades, and have completely passed by the great mass of unskilled labor. Even at the present time when industry is at an unexampled flood and workmen are in the greatest demand, there is much unrest and discontent due to this disorganization. In one place there may be an overwhelming demand for men of a certain trade but no men to take the jobs, so that less skilled men have to be used; while in another town there may be many...
This step was taken because the demand for lockers this month has been so great that many members of the University and Freshman crews are without them. A number of students who purchased lockers in the fall are not using them at all at present. If any such men are willing to give up their accommodations they are asked to notify the H. A. A. or the office in Newell Boathouse...