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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...appears to me that the letter in Saturday's CRIMSON, defending the German submarine warfare, is founded upon a misconception of the status in international law of the British blockade and the proposed submarine blockade. International law has always refused to acknowledge the validity of a paper blockade. The German submarine blockade can never be anything but a paper blockade for the very nature of the submarine makes it impossible to surround England with a cordon of blockaders. The submarine is easy prey for a warship and hence it must keep on the move. And Germany, according to international...
...official letter signed by President Lowell applying for the immediate establishment of a reserve officers' training unit at Harvard was sent to Washington last night. It is expected that the War Department will send the official confirmation within the next two days. Advice has come from Washington that there will be no objections to establishing a unit at Harvard, and by the beginning of the second half-year whatever military instruction is announced will have the sanction of the War Department, and the work completed will be credited to the students on the records of the War Department...
...view of the grave developments that have taken place since my letter was published in Saturday's CRIMSON, I think it behooves me to make a few statements as to my personal attitude. I believe that this country has made the greatest mistake in its history and I am terribly sorry. As I have already indicated, I think the reasons for breaking off diplomatic relations are not at all sufficient, and I hope that some day this country will come to realize this. It will be a very sad awakening, but it will do us a world of good...
...Letter sent you this morning from Adjutant-General's office explains how unit may be organized at Harvard at once. Suggest application be mailed immediately, using form given in General Orders 49. H. L. SCOTT, Chief of Staff...
Plans are being made for the formation of the National Federation of Varsity Clubs, an organization composed of the "letter-men" clubs of Yale, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Columbia and Harvard. The representatives of the various institutions will meet at Columbia on February...