Word: harming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...possible that these idealists have considered the harm they are causing? The benefits of teaching real English are obvious enough, but a mere statement of the disadvantages will dissuade those who would callously knife a tradition of American humor. Deprived of their livelihood, a score of humorists will commit hari-kari, with a jokebook in their hands and a smile on their lips. The American nation, grossly abused in its privilege of laughing at the "furriner's" English, will hasten the Pacific world into war. With Irwin as general, a brigade of "colyumists" will scourge Japan from...
...Short has shown that something can be done after all with this unhappy form of drama. The revue, which opened during the recess, is at the Shubert for only a limited engagement. It calls itself sophisticated. Perhaps it is: at any rate it can't do any harm...
...With the full consent of the Government, the knowledge of all foreign legations, and on the advice of his English tutor, young Hsuan Tung, whilom "Boy Emperor" of China, sought asylum in the Japanese Legation. The report was that he might cross to Japan, there to wait out of harm's way until Tuan had reduced his realm to order for him. Meanwhile, the young Manchu talked of how good it seemed to be freed of official duties, of how he would like to go to the U. S. to study "at Hamilton College or Columbia Uni versity...
...Moody, Drummond, were among the best known men of their times. And ten years ago, Billy Sunday, on a lower intellectual plane, was known wherever U. S. vices flourished. His "cleanups" of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, followed in quick succession. Every drawing-room debated whether he did more harm than good. Every Protestant minis ter was forced to come out either "for" or "against" him. He was jeered, knocked, caricatured and people went early to get good seats in his tent...
Precedent tumbled about his ears? but the audience was pleased. The police refrained from intervention. No bolt fell from Heaven. No harm appears to have come of the episode...