Word: governed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Prohibitionists who object to modifying the Volstead Act even so much as to let British passenger vessels bring their liquor stores into American ports under seal. (It seems that most prohibitionists will regard this concession as completely outweighed by the authority the Govern-ment will have to prevent rum ships from "hovering" three miles...
...rules that govern the competition are as follows: (1) Graduates or undergraduate students of any college in Cananda or the United States may compete. (2) The manuscripts must be typewritten and are limited to 12,000 words. (3) Manuscripts submitted must bear a pseudonym, but must be accompanied by an envelope containing the author's name and pseudonym. (4) The Babson Statistical Organization will not give out information bearing on any of the subjects. (5) The closing date is October 1, 1924, when essays must be in the hands of Mr. R. B. Westfield, secretary of the American Economic Association...
...called to the capital by the government who want to discuss plans for the taming of the Moroccans by pacific means. The policy of pacification was first voiced last year and has divided political Spain into two camps. The first points to the necessity of conquering the Riffians (Moroccan tribe) before it can be made possible to govern the land pacifically. The second believes that Spain cannot conquer the Riffians without great sacrifices in men and materiel. The implication is that the game is not worth the candle and that the only thing to do is to give...
...Lords a debate was held on Lord Gorell's motion to have Britain join the U. S. in call-ing an international conference on air armament limitation. The debate was, however, interrupted by the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord President of the Council, who informed the House that, although the Govern-ment was desirous of cooperating with other countries, the discussion of air armaments was politically iinexpedient on account of the state of affairs on the continent. The motion was negatived without division...
Frank Hodges, Secretary of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain: "There is real danger of war. The voice in Europe crying for peace is feeble. That voice is the voice of Great Britain and the Government is acting as a silencer of that voice. The time has come for the Govern- ment to declare in plain language it disapproves of French policy in the Ruhr...