Word: motioning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...spectacle that the enterprise of motion picture producers has not yet exploited is a fight between the Industrial Workers of the World and the Ku Klux Klan. But the city of Port Arthur, Texas?population 22,000?staged for the public the thrilling battle...
...Workers' International Union, No. 510; address Box 69, Station D, New York City) gave some indication of the propaganda which the I. W. W. are carrying on in Los Angeles. It is published about 25% in Spanish and carries such slogans as: Boycott all California-made Goods and Motion Pictures. You Cannot Fight the Boss and Booze at the Same Time. Be Like a Mule and Kick if Conditions Don't Suit You; Remember: "An Injury to One is an Injury to All" (motto...
...House of Lords a debate was held on Lord Gorell's motion to have Britain join the U. S. in call-ing an international conference on air armament limitation. The debate was, however, interrupted by the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord President of the Council, who informed the House that, although the Govern-ment was desirous of cooperating with other countries, the discussion of air armaments was politically iinexpedient on account of the state of affairs on the continent. The motion was negatived without division...
...Philip Snowden proposed a motion to suppress the capitalist system. It was defeated by 368 to 121 votes. The most important speech was that of Mr. Lloyd George, ex-Premier, who said that Britain, entirely dependent on foreign trade, would be the " worst country in the world to experiment with socialism." He informed the Government, however, that unless they removed existing evils due to the capitalist system they would force the laboring classes to undertake dangerous experiments such as the Labor Party advocated...
...Governmental arm seems paralyzed so far as help in that direction is concerned. . . . There are more causes of war existing in Europe today than there were in January, 1914. . . ." As for a World Court, " it is a wise and progressive policy that is needed and not the laggard motion of a court...