Word: evils
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...brutal force, idealistic America should not go back to the path of the old European world, but assert her democratic way of cooperation in all endeavors. Young India is proud of America's achievements and fervently looks up to her for inspiration and help in her present struggle against evil that has crept into her system and has thus rendered her social, economic, political and spiritual existence unworthy of her past. Will America rise up to her power and dignity? We hope she will...
...single character of Pedro, and although there is a large cast and much stirring action, the other personages are largely incidental. In the introduction Pedro is shown as a youth with all life yet before him, endowed with great capacities which might be employed for good as well as evil. The rest of the play shows how mainly through force of circumstances the good is gradually crushed out until according to the old prophesy "the Black Hawk dies twice, once for God and again for the world...
Then, though the moment whispered "Caution! You're on good behavior!" the evil genius of the French communists urged "Up and at 'em!" Upon the first appearance of a real, live Soviet ambassador, the streets of Paris rang with cries of "Vivent Ies soviets!" No wonder French Republicans repeat the Arab fable of the camel which, when granted leave to stick his head inside the hut to shield it from the cold, grew insolent and dispossessed the owner altogether...
...many lands of the Far East, poppies are manufactured into opium*, coca leaves into cocaine; and many men become slaves ''in bondage to the ruthless master, the narcotic evil," as Bishop Charles H. Brent of the U. S. so aptly puts...
...Cuba, Japan and Italy, the Business Committee of the Conference framed a program limiting the business of the Conference and eliminating many of the points raised by the U. S. plan. As Mr. Porter had all along insisted that the Conference should deal with all phases of the narcotic evil, he made a stipulation...