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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...pretends that we ought to threaten war merely in defence of Venezuela; but we are told that we must rally to the defence of the "Monroe! Doctrine." This doctrine is now more than seventy years old, and it is its spirit rather than its letter with which we are concerned now. As I understand it, I hold it in the highest respect; but I frankly confess that, viewing the utterances of 1823 in the light of 1896, I can see nothing in them which makes them in any respect applicable to the present case. Nothing is plainer in President Monroe...
...committee appointed by the freshman class has drawn up the following letter of sympathy which will be sent to the father of Charles Jeffries...
...large number of letters which have been sent to the CRIMSON in reply to Mr. Roosevelt's letter necessitates an explanation of the province of the paper in this matter. The columns of the CRIMSON are suited only for those communications which confine themselves to the bearing of the question on University men and especially on Harvard men. We ask our correspondents to bear this in mind with regard to this as well as all other subjects...
...Cleveland suddenly sends a message to Congress asking for a commission upon whose report he is to say to England: "Back down or fight." Mr. Olney adds a letter to Lord Salisbury, saying that England's presence on this continent is a menace and an offence. Congress and a large part of our newspapers and people thereupon go fighting-drunk; and Mr. Roosevelt writes you a letter to call any of us who may have presumed to beg our congressmen to slow-up if they can, "betrayers" of our native land. We are evidently guilty of lese-majeste...
...spirit of its members should put beyond a doubt. This spirit is what some newspapers have been trying to hold up to ridicule of late, and they will look to the meeting tonight for an evidence of their view of it. Mr. Scannell's manly and generous letter amply refutes much that has been said concerning the real attitude of Harvard men in the present instance. Let the spirit of the first meeting of the candidates put it beyond a doubt...