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...Trotzky broke his pledge to the Party Congress to abstain from activities which might imperil Party unity. His present activities might engage the Party in a renewed controversy, which is not wanted and would be dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Trotzky Rebuked | 12/8/1924 | See Source »

...there any normal father in all the land who was going to bribe a public official and imperil his reputation and character, who would select his only son to carry the bribe? The selection of that only son was the very indicia that the man who sent the money had nothing in his mind which was evil or corrupt. . . . Does a bribed official give or send to a briber a promissory note for the bribe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Act Two | 11/24/1924 | See Source »

...That, to safeguard the investors of the $200,000,000 loan to Germany, the Powers will engage themselves not to take sanctions that will in any way imperil securities pledged to the service of the loan. And that the Powers will consider the loan entitled to absolute priority on any German resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Premiers' Conference | 8/11/1924 | See Source »

...should be unwilling to participate in any political campaign at this time which would imperil the steady advance of the Progressive movement or diminish the number of true Progressives, nominally elected as Republicans and Democrats, who are now serving the public in the House, the Senate and in many of the State Governments. The ground already won must not be abandoned. . . . An analysis of the platforms adopted by the two old parties will show that the real issues have been ignored and that the candidate of either party, if elected, will go into office with no specific pledges whatsoever binding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Progressives | 7/14/1924 | See Source »

...conferees agreed. They reported the bill in this form. The House took it up. The Administration Republicans stood behind it. But the Democrats and west-coast Republicans were unalterably opposed. Republican Leader Longworth turned to the California delegation: "You have won your long fight for Japanese exclusion. Why imperil your victory by rejecting this report or sending it back for conference? The people of the U. S. are in favor of restricting immigration. A vote against this report is a vote against restrictive immigration as proposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMMIGRATION: Pyrrhic Victory? | 5/19/1924 | See Source »

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