Word: opinionizing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Boris Stein, Soviet Observer to the League of Nations: "In my opinion the Government of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics will sign the American treaty if invited to do so." (Invitation withheld up to last week...
...matter is of paramount world importance because the Rumano-Hungarian dispute is outstanding among those problems which the League of Nations puts off, year after year, because it has not the power to enforce its decisions. Impartial opinion is preponderately to the effect that Hungary's cause is just, in this instance; but that France, Rumania's great ally, will prevent any League decision tending to favor Hungary...
Such was the fame of his eloquence that he gave up the law for the bigger Chatau-qua money. Incessantly he spoke on the small tradesman and farmer, and wrote about them in The Commoner, weekly journal of one man's opinion, which endured through 22 years in spite of its spotty journalism and shortage of advertisements. For on principle Bryan refused to accept advertising of trust-made goods, though his sheet "reeked with patent medicine advertising." Indifferent to his meagre advertising columns, he reveled in belaboring the Republicans for their sins, championed religious freedom (the Dayton trial...
Soon obliging Mrs. Stanley Baldwin, beloved and industriously charitable wife of the Prime Minister, produced a broadly political and deeply feminine opinion: "A woman Labor leader at Bournemouth declared, the other day, that the Socialist party is out for power. I fancy that we Conservative women want something which is higher than power. We want peace and goodwill, and we shall never get it from a party that preaches power and warfare...
...this matter there were still others to reckon with. Aurelio, son of a sulphur miner, had once saved Salvo from a ludicrous death, whereupon Salvo generously awarded the boy with education, and a position as foreman of sulphur mines. Influenced somewhat by her father's high opinion of Aurelio, Dianella fell glowingly in love with the youth. Meanwhile, what with strikes and lockouts at the mines, the situation became so serious that Salvo decided to abandon the project of marrying the girl to Lando Laurentano and to give her instead to Aurelio, if that young man could quell...