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...eloquence and force. Even in the face of a serious division of opinion in his own church, he lost neither his courage nor his confidence in the truth of his convictions; and although hailed by his adversaries as almost everything from a stubborn reactionary to a revolutionary sensation monger, he has remained firm in his opposition to the idea of evolution in religion. Dr. Grant believes that religion, like the majority of other things, is subject to change with the passage of time; it will be interesting to see how Dr. Straton meets this theory with his own belief...
This state of affairs attracted the acrimonious pen of George Bernhard, Socialist editor of the Vossische Zeltung of Berlin, who has on occasion found words of censure to heap on the head of the great and notorious "Coke-monger," Herr Hugo Stinnes. Said Herr Bernhard: "The mass of German people do not seem quite aware of what causes foreigners annoyance at this vulgar display. It is not the fact that there is still wealth in Germany. There are rich and poor everywhere, and no sensible person will blame a man simply because he is rich if he does his duty...
Everyman His Own Word-Monger...
...country; this spectacle of a President riding rough-shod over principle and precedent, with his Secretary of State weakly acquiescing in practices which he privately abhorred, while the world longed for a strong man to stand up and denounce them. Mr. Lansing does not appear as the sensation-monger. His narrative furnishes largely a corroboration of much that is already known. It reveals an honest, well-intentioned statesman subordinating his matured personal opinion to a dubious loyalty to his country's interests, and in the end signing a treaty without public protest or reservation, which he was convinced...
...PLAY.- Tonight-rehearsal of Morris Dance and Ballad-Monger with orchestra at 7.30. Whole cast be present...