Word: european
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...More aggressive action in diplomacy is inexpedient.-(a) It increases the possibility of war.-(b) It attracts attention from the development of our internal resources to subjects with which we have no concern.-(c) Adjustment of European affairs should be left to the nations interested.-(1) The case of England and Armenia...
Geological Conference. Papers: Some Features of Joints. Mr. J. B. Wood-worth; New Material in the Library Collection of European Topographical Maps. Mr. F. P. Gulliver. Geological Laboratory, Room...
...effect of Harvard on the morals of Boston is about the same as that of a standing army of idle soldiers on a European garrison city. An army of rich and idle young men descend upon the town; they may increase the gayety of the world; they do not decrease the social evil and its train of iniquities...
...which the Illustrated American indulges: "It were better for the life and morals of Boston that Harvard College were under the sea;" and again, "The effect of Harvard on the morals of Boston is about the same as that of a standing army of idle soldiers on a European garrison city." It may seem absurd to undertake the refutation of such purely calumnious assertions, yet it would surely be injurious to Harvard were they suffered to pass unnoticed. Were it not to guard against possible credence on the part of those as entirely ignorant of Harvard life as the writer...
...need not fear ascendancy in Cuba of any other European nation should we neglect to aid the insurgents.- (a) Geographical position.- (b) American interests already dominant.- (c) Our repeated declarations against this: F. Snow, Amer. Dip. p. 350.- (d) Our success in the Mexican incident...