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...Shipping Board, Dean Gay devoted the greater part of his time to the study of tonnage problems, and it is as a representative of this Board that he was made a member of the War Trade Board. He will give his attention particularly to the consideration of import questions concerning the allocation and conservation of ships. Dean Gay's previous experience in this field qualifies him as one of the country's authorities on this subject...
What interests us is the fact that Germany will now be able to import raw materials of every kind and that she will shift at least a million men from Russia to the other fronts. This means a tremendous addition in power to the offensive which is bound to come this spring,--it means that the German pressure on all fronts will be greater than it has been since 1914. Our answer must be immediate; we must do more than balance the Kaiser's hordes. The less we think and sigh about poor Russia, the sooner will be brought about...
...Harvard man. And he has gone wrong. We should be glad that it is regarded as a matter of such astounding interest and universal import by our newspapers that a man who has ever felt the influence of Harvard should ever be less than the best...
...Chinese. Of these there are several. One motive is the desire to have a place at the peace conference, when the great questions of the war are settled. What China wants is the permission from the great powers of Europe to raise her tariff. The present Chinese import duty is calculated on a five to ten per cent basis. The government needs money badly, and although supposed to be a sovereign state, China is not allowed to raise her own tariff without the consent of the treaty powers. By joining the Allies the hopes to win their support in raising...
...various modifications, changes, etc., that have practically made the sport another institution have not up to the present time been of sufficient import as to thoroughly impress the players with the high value of observing under all conditions a strict adherence to playing square, fair, straight football...