Word: hopes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Last year's Red Book came out in the middle of June but this year the editors, in case there is war, hope to get it out early in May, but as several of the editors are already enrolled in the Reserve Officers Training Corps and some of the others intend to enlist in the Naval Reserve this plan may not be accomplished...
...have commanded increasing respect not only in the ranks of theorists, but also among the practical business men and legislators of the day. It is quite natural that this great ability should be needed at Washington in the perplexing decade ahead. When his national service is completed we sincerely hope that he will return to take up his old position as a member of the Faculty and brilliant expounder of economic principles...
...planned for June, 1917, is postponed until next year. Although the money necessary has been subscribed, it seems to the undersigned wise that both the money and energy required should be used for possible national needs. Any money already paid in will be returned to the guarantors with the hope that the fund will be renewed when all danger of war for the United States is passed...
...Another consideration is probably the hope that she may be relieved of her present obligation to pay Germany's share of the Boxer indemnity of 1900. The German part of the fine imposed on China was very heavy. The Boxer indemnity will not be completely paid off until 1940 and probably the Chinese government hopes to obtain a reduction from all the Entente Allies, and perhaps especially to get the German quota reduced...
...China obtains a share in the peace conference later on, she may very likely hope to obtain not alone the benefits above indicated, but also the clean retrocession of the Kiao Chow Bay territory and its timberland, formerly seized by Germany and at present held by Japan...