Word: european
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...interests of the United States to prevent acquisition of territory in South America by European powers.- (1) Such acquisition would constitute a danger in time of war.- (a) Establishment of coaling stations and occupation of positions of strategic importance would be a menace.- (2) "Entangling alliances" would necessarily result.- (3) Interest in the Nicaragua Canal should be maintained.- (4) Principal rather than the amount of acquisition is dangerous...
...doctrine of this kind, once thought to be enunciated is adhered to and amplified by the people. Monroe Doctrine.- (2) This attitude of supervision is bad.- (x) Will involve us in unnecessary embroilments.- (a) American states will be encouraged by our attitude to engage in difficulties with European powers: G. S. Boutwell, ut supra; Nation, LXI, p. 455 (Dec. 26, 1896); Senator Sewall in Cong. Rec. p. 868 (Jan. 20, 1896).- (b) Future relations with Great Britain.- (1) Feelings of hostility and distrust greatly fostered.- (x) These were strong enough already as is shown by-(a) Response to message...
...compete with European fleets.- (a) It is inferior in actual numbers: Harper's Weekly, Jan. 11, '96.- (b) It is inferior in strength of battle ships...
...foreign ships: Statistical abstract of the U. S., 1894, p. 282.- (b) No colonies to protect-(c) We make no attempts at territorial aggrandizement likely to result in war.- (d) Invasion by foreign enemy is practically impossible: Nation LVI, 190-91.- (e) General reasons for existence of large European navies do not apply to us: Nation LXII, 47.- (1) We have no colonial interests conflicting with those of other American or European nations.- (2) There is no balance of power to be maintained in America as in Europe.- (f) United States can attain greatness without large armaments: Nation...
...recent literature; German, two successive courses; French, three successive courses above the elementary course prescribed for freshmen who enter without French; Philosophy, one elementary course; Practical Ethics, one course; Political Economy, one elementary and a more advanced course; History, three and one half courses, one in Mediaeval and Modern European History, one in the Constitutional and Political History of the United States, one in American History down to 1783, and a half course in Constitutional Government; History of the Fine Arts, two full courses; Mathematics, four half-courses, one each in Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Trigonometry, and Solid Geometry; Physics...