Word: nationalities
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...believe in optimism and in an encouragement of the nation in its present cause. But we maintain that a distortion of news to inflate the spirits of the people serves no good purpose. When the outlook is dark, as it now is, it should be known, so that our energies may be redoubled. This is the people's war. It is only fair that they know which way the tide is turning. Moreover, our purpose is sincere enough not to require a misleading encouragement. We need not be patted on the back by sentimental expressions of the "nobility...
...United States Food Administration at Washington, will tell of America's problem in food conservation. He will show that, while many of the regulations issued by that department may have seemed unnecessary, they are, nevertheless, all based on most pressing necessity and are the result of a nation-wide study of the food situation...
America's hopes will not be diminished by the growing list of those of her sons who have given their lives. And her fears will be lightened by the realization that America is doing her duty in backing a great cause, and that the nation is made of the stuff that will stand the pangs of sacrifice when sacrifice is demanded...
...desire the improvement and advancement of our nation, "the progress of the group as a group," not imposing itself or its ideas on any smaller or weaker nations, the duty of unselfish service is incumbent upon us; we cannot avoid it, try how we will. Dematerializing men and men's motives seems to me the only way of insuring for America the efficient and progressive democracy which she neds so badly. I fail to see how our present system of education or that proposed by Mr. Lazarus are going to accomplish this. C. S. JOSLYN...
...Chinese, for the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the logical line of German advance, cuts directly through Manchuria, which is Chinese territory, and a German foothold there would mean disaster for China. Need for action must compel the Chinese to forget their present internal differences and unite as a nation. German propaganda, to be sure, has been spread in China, but the split between northern and southern provinces is due purely to Chinese politics. China is united at least in sentiment against Germany. Active resistance against the Germans, therefore, would not tend to continue the disruption, but would be the strongest possible...