Word: dump
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Free State has rejected the latest, and what many observers considered the most promising move for peace in Ireland. Archbishop Harty of Cashel, in Munster County, pro posed that an immediate truce be made, that the Republicans dump all arms under pledge that they be handed over to whichever party wins the next election. He pointed out that the Republicans would thus be spared the humiliation of surrender, and yet peace would be fully restored. Tom Barry, irregular leader, was friendly to the proposal. A motion in favor of its adoption was introduced into the Dail Eireann. But Kevin...
...later model and in good condition, will be sent to Davy Jones's locker. In the meantime congress is granting money to enlarge our fleet. If Germany had been forced to give the United States a large sum of gold coin in place of these vessels we would not dump it into the ocean just because it came from a vanquished enemy. These ships have at least some value as transports, tenders, or as mother-ships for sea-planes. Is it a principle of our present system of naval economics that everything labelled "Made in Germany" must be destroyed...