Word: must
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...infamy," said Dr. Curtius in level, fervent tones. "It is an attack on the authority of the state. You would force us, Mein Herr," turning upon Dr. Hugenberg, "to carry on foreign policy as though we were the prisoners at a criminal trial. . . . We must pay no more reparations? We must reject the Young Plan? What positive proposition do you have to make for other political measures...
Next day the Reichstag threw out the Liberty-Law with a savage vote of 318 to 82. But it will not be dead until Dec. 22. On that date a second referendum must be held, according to the constitution. If 50% of the electorate should vote with Hugenbergists?which seems utterly improbable?then the Liberty-Law would come automatically into effect despite its rejection by the Reichstag. Worse could not befall the Fatherland. The Allies will ruthlessly force her to keep paying reparations if she tries to refuse, but so long as she continues to pay willingly they will...
Kick Out, Kick In. Louder than words the Soviet raids said: "We mean business. China must yield to our demands respecting the Chinese Eastern Railway (TIME, July 22, et seq.). Under the treaty of 1924 we have the right to keep Russian officials on that line. You kicked them off last July. We have demanded ever since that they be reinstated. Our rights date back to Tsarist times, when Russian money built the Chinese Eastern Railway across Manchuria. We are ready to strike again. We have proved that you cannot resist us, even...
...curriculum was set up with two courses, a stiff educational one to prepare "career girls" for the Bryn Mawr examinations, a less strenuous one in letters and the arts for misses planning to take their places in Society. But each & every girl must pass an examination to get into the school. And each & every one is taught that character, competence, self-reliance come before Career or Society...
...Coolidge and I are particularly fond of pets and had not been married long when we decided that we must have a cat and, of course, the best cats hail from our native state. Accordingly, to Vermont we sent for a cat. A tiny tiger kitten arrived not long after we made our desires known. . . . When we took him out of the box . . . the little thing was so sleepy and tired from long hours . . . on the train that he toppled over drowsily and went to sleep at once." The kitten was named Bounder. He enjoyed playing with water...