Word: humanitarian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...eight years of the most efficient and most self-sacrificing service. Throughout the war he carried on not only delicate relations of the United States as a neutral and as a combatant, but served as well the interests of the other warring nations which were intrusted to him. His humanitarian work outside the embassy alone was enough to make him a lovable figure. In Belgium he has become a popular hero, and through his personality the United States has been idealized in the estimation of the people...
Again the beauties of the grand humanitarian system of protecting and encouraging crime are manifested to a grateful public. The police were misguided enough to interfere with some young professionals for trying to break into a fur shop. One young man was shot fatally. In 1916 he had been convicted of burglary. His sentence was suspended. In the same year he brought forth fruits meet for repentance. Advancing gradually toward reform, he contented himself with petit larceny and was sent to the penitentiary therefor. Since then he had been arrested twice for grand larceny, once for burglary. The police have...
...assuming that he has cut about six hours off his traveling time. Last week four students were killed in a mad rush to witness the Chicago-Princeton game,--a tragedy that recalls the fatal accident to some Harvard men en route to New Haven last year. In a humanitarian desire to reduce the number of foolhardy automobilists without having recourse to the undertaker, the CRIMSON wishes to supplement the publication of the route with the suggestion that no one should attempt to motor to Princeton who cannot start by Friday afternoon. The place for excess enthusiasm is in the Palmer...
...playing in the Americanization work, it has done much to help the immigrant in many ways. Long before the rest of society began to give this matter serious thought, the union was busily at work 'Americanizing' foreigners. In addition it has been and is engaged in many other humanitarian efforts...
...American Red Cross Launches its Fourth roll call today--a most appropriate time to call to the attention of the nation the needs of an organization which did such splendid work in the great struggle. This invitation to join and assist in such a practical and humanitarian work is one to which we should give a hearty response. The excellent record which the Red Cross made during the period of the war is sufficient reason for its existence in peace time. For the purpose of adapting itself to the needs of peace and for the carrying on of activities resulting...