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Lloyd McKim Garrison Prize...
...House rejected a pacifist motion introduced by Walter Ayles, a young Quaker Labor-Socialist, representing North Bristol, proposing a sweeping reduction in the British Army of 150,000 men. The authorized strength of the British Army is 225,588 all ranks, including 71,357 British Garrison in India, so the measure was tantamount to the abolition of the British Home forces, exclusive of the 135,000 Territorial (or Militia) forces. A small bloc of former "conshies," or Conscientious Objectors, were the only M. P.'s in favor of reduction. The Government held that one nation disarmed in the midst...
...chairman, Corliss Lamont '24 of Englewood, New Jersey, the new committee has four assistant chairmen, who are the men who were sub-chairmen of the 1924 Freshman finance committee. These are Francis Kernan Jr. '24 of Utica, N. Y.; Isadore Black '24 of Trenton, N. J.; William Lioyd Garrison 3rd '24 of West Newton; and Harry Eldridge '24 of Hempstead, Long Island...
...LATE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR LANE, EX-SECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON, and GEORGE CREEL, former head of the Committee on Public In-formation?all of whom held office during the Wilson Administration?had, according to Mr. Doheny, been subsequently employed directly or indirectly by him or by companies in which he was interested...
...SECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON denied that he had ever been engaged by the Doheny interests on any matter relating...