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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Added to the indignity of insufficient credit, the American minister abroad sees hurled at him the insult of party domination and political interference. It has come about that nearly every overturn at Washington must be followed by the recall or resignation of the greater part of our Ambassadors. Statistics have been compiled showing that, with one exception, none of the diplomatic representatives from this country to important posts in Europe at the outbreak of the war had had the slightest diplomatic experience previous to their appointments. In sharp contrast to this state of affairs, the consuls and ministers from Great...
After years of "shirtsleeve diplomacy" and ambassadorial mediocrity, such improvements as are indicated by the exporters must make a strong appeal to the reason of every college man and every American who holds at heart the prestige of his country among the nations of the world...
...friends, the radicals, are organized and working to the best of their ability; the only sane thing to be done, then, is for the rest of us--stodgy old fools--who still cling to the belief that before you tear down you must be ready to build up once more--to organize as well, and thereby set a few back-fires...
This period in which we are living today is a period of inflation--a huge bubble. Sooner or later that bubble must burst. Let us, then, strengthen our foundations and principles, so that we may have something firm and solid beneath us, rather than strive, by unproved theories and sweet-sounding phrases to prick the bubble and let ourselves fall into--what? This is what we want to find out. What is there in store for this country should we adopt Socialistic or Soviet doctrines...
...novel idea, to say the least, that was expressed in Mr. Lippitt's communication. It said in effect that the Government should not be criticised, that those who wish for peace do not consider that the United States must fight or fall in the coming struggle of nations, and that since "my country, right or wrong,' is the right stand to take, we should express by petition our absolute faith in our Government...