Word: nationalism
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...thousands were killed by disease. A repetition of those days seems impossible, but we must see to it that our camps are clean, that men are not sent in herds of six thousand to places where no one is ready for them, as recently occurred at New Rochelle. The nation is willing to give its manhood up to face bullets and shells, but not to be slain by disease which comes from criminal carelessness...
...does not mean "real security" for trade in place times. We had that, and in that security Germany forged ahead faster than any other nation. He means security for the German Navy to issue out of the English Channel in time of war and reduce the world to Germany's demands...
...nation-wide drive for increased membership in the American Red Cross will begin simultaneously in all the cities, towns and districts of the United States this morning, and as a part of this movement, an undergraduate campaign for membership will be launched in the University to last until Friday night. There are now five million members of the Red Cross in this country, and ten million new members, exclusive of renewals, are wanted in this drive scheduled for the week before Christmas. One million new members is the quota assigned to New England, outside of Connecticut; the University's share...
...some of us wonder why so many war-charity campaigns have been carried on among Harvard students, let us remember that these campaigns are national affairs and that Harvard is a part of this nation. The University has its share of work to do in every appeal made to the American public, and we shall expect to be called upon so long as we remain a national institution. If we are able to give, the appeal should be made; if we are able to give, the appeal will not be made in vain...
Today the Red Cross asks us to join an organization whose object is to lessen the sufferings of our nation's defenders—of the world's defenders. One dollar is the amount called for. There are few who cannot give this sum. The splendid gift of the American people to the Red Cross last spring proved that we were thinking of something beside sending our soldiers into battle. We wanted them cared for in their dangers. This spirit of loving kindness is with us more than ever at this time of year. As Christmas draws near, our first...