Word: means
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...purpose to disavow Mr. Fleming's definition of the word "soviet." It is, however, extremely maladroit for him to attempt to establish any real connection between a soviet government and our own. Let us not quibble over words. Does Mr. Fleming mean, "Do you believe in American or Bolshevist government?" Then we conservatives, who, through some inexplicable idiosyncracy, still cling to the principles of our Constitution, feel bound to protest...
Having heard so much lately the use of the word "soviet," I decided to look it up and find out its meaning. I was rather surprised to find that it meant nothing more than "committee," and I wondered why it had never been applied to our Congressional manner of doing business. Another translation of the word, making it mean "conference," made me wonder why, since they use the word so freely, the Boston "Transcript" and the New York "Times" do not speak of our present Industrial Soviet at Washington. Perhaps the word is reserved for those conferences or councils which...
...that is not all. The railroads would be bought for their "actual value," whatever that may mean. Labor, according to Mr. Plumb, would not accept the present capitalization of the roads as a true statement of their worth. But how would the true worth be estimated? The courts have ruled that "just compensation" means payment at market value; Mr. Plumb says it does not--a bold assertion, indeed. Endless confusion and too many chances for manipulation are involved in determining this issue...
...University that Edward Vermilye Huntington '95 has been appointed as Professor of Mechanics in the Engineering School. This appointment comes as the reward of many years of service on the teaching staff of the University, Professor Huntington having worked his way up to his new position, in the mean time receiving his A. M. from the University and his Ph. D. at Strassbourg in 1901. During the war he served as a major on the General Staff in Washington...
...color, and resounds with the beating of barbaric drums, is redolent of gin, and in its portrayal of a quaint marriage ceremony is excellently conceived. By far the best work in the entire number is Mr. Spaulding's "Fancy." This is evidently the work of a man with no mean literary talent. Next year under the stimulus of competition from the Harvard Magazine, combined with the more liberal policy which Mr. Garrison is expected to inaugurate, and contributions from men of such promise as Mr. Spaulding, the Harvard Advocate should reach the pinnacle of its ambition. JOHN GALLISHAW...