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...theme of the play has as much (and no more) validity in 1947 as it had in 1921: we should aspire to live longer if we wish to live, and govern, well. Our statesmen are "not old enough for their jobs." Now an irrepressible 90, Bernard Shaw adds in his postscript...
...Normally electees from the Junior and Senior Classes would be '48 and '49 members. The confused Class system resulting from the war forces as temporarily to abandon this eligibility rule and govern nominees as well as voters by whether they have two or four regular terms remaining in College," Axt said...
...speech will include a discussion of the common law and statutes which govern labor-management relations today and will be followed next week by a forum on "How Can We Mitigate Industrial Strikes...
...British failure to put Greece back on its political and economic feet was inevitable. All the British ever had a chance to do, or ever tried to do, was to maintain a minimum of order until the Greeks found leaders of sufficient wisdom and moderation to govern. The roster of current Greek political figures holds little hope for the future...
Afternoon Musings. In the afternoons, the deputies for Germany progressed even more slowly. Three conflicting views on the future of Germany had emerged. Russia wants an economically weak Germany with a tightly controlling central government. France is pressing for maximum decentralization in a weak confederation of weak German states. The U.S. and Britain, shying away from either extreme, want a central authority strong enough to govern, superimposed on states which are independent only in local affairs. Britain and the U.S. want the Ruhr to be under German political rule, although both are moving closer to the French proposal for international...