Word: drawned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Another officio-political utterance was drawn from Candidate Coolidge by the "Golden Rule Dinner" of the Near East Relief. He reminisced about the Administration's foreign policies, saying: "In our country are many exceedingly modest souls. Constantly they depreciate their own assumption that our country has done nothing for Europe, made no contribution to world welfare. ... I do not think that our country needs to assume any attitude of apology. . . . America is ready today, as always, to do its full share. It wants the peace of goodwill and of the Golden Rule...
These letters had urged upon their recipients a duty to contribute funds in token of their "gratitude."Another term used was " enlightened self-interest."These terms had puzzled the Committee, drawn fire from Democrats and Progressives...
...consular officers from Britain. This means that both diplomatic and commercial relations have been broken off between Mexico and Britain. The announcement specified that British consular officials would receive every courtesy and consideration if their Government decided to leave them in the country. Honduras. The long drawn out second Honduran revolt continued. In a battle between the Government troops and the rebels in which 600 were killed, the rebels fled and the Government troops fled after them...
...backfield may be drawn from among the seven who played today. They are all short and stockily built. and have all shown marked ability when called upon this fall, either in scrimmages or games...
Last week, in Manhattan, the names of all the lay members of the co-operation Painters' and Sculptors' Gallery Association were hidden away, lottery-wise, then drawn forth. In the order of their names' forthcoming, the lay members were then entitled to choose one work apiece from amongst upwards of 150 pieces executed by leading artists of the U. S. The artists had donated their creations as tokens of their gratitude to the lay members for their support of the Association...