Word: officialdom
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...first voyage to Europe as shipmaster. The year was 1793, when neutrals had few rights. His brig captured by the French on a pretext, her cargo of foodstuffs looted for starving Brest, the guillotine overshadowing all, Cobb loyally strove to secure his owner's just dues. Revolutionary officialdom caressed its neck with premonitory tenderness and did nothing but lose his papers. He forced his way to Robespierre and the sea-green monster granted full indemnities. "I remained in Paris about three weeks after my bills were sent to Brest, and during that time the great...
...favor of a campaign of law observance on the part of officialdom...
Maritime Customs. Most of the import duties of China are collected and administered by foreigners, chiefly British. Since these revenues are needed to pay the interest on China's foreign loans, it was thought unwise to abandon them to the graft-ridden officialdom of the old Em- pire. Pseudo-Republican China resents this stricture on its sover- eignty...
This season finds America represented abroad by two leading lights of the Cabinet-Secretary Hughes and Secretary Mellon. Not since 1919, when Woodrow Wilson was negotiating in Paris, have two such pertinent figures of American officialdom been presented on the European stage. Other members of the Cabinet have been abroad since 1919, but now appear there-to use the European terms-the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance. And this happens at a time when diplomatic and economic questions are sputtering very lustily in the European pot. Who can say what important developments...
...Officialdom permitting, the bodies were to be removed from the vault on Oct. 18, during the course of a solemn religious ceremony, Ambassador Harvey being present...