Word: lid
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...been applied, "free trade in ideas" has usually resulted in the separation of the good from the bad, and "the power of though to get itself accepted in the competition of the market" has been proved. Governments have found that when attempt is made to clamp down the lid on things they dislike the result has been that the lid has not only been forced open but entirely blown...
Whatever be the reason for this action, we feel that Mr. Wilson has interpreted the sentiment of the country. If the "bone dry" lid, that was set up under the pressure of war conditions, were tightly clamped on the country, there would be great grinding and jolting before the nation finally stabalized itself again. The President has acted judiciously, and we urge that Congress begin to cut the red tape as soon as possible, in order that July 1 may not be a national day of gloom...