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...Honorary degrees have been conferred upon him by St. Andrew's University, Scotland, Johns Hopkins, and, in 1917, by Harvard. In 1905 Mr. White was appointed ambassador to Italy, and two years later ambassador to France. In 1910 he became chairman of the American delegation to the fourth Pan-American Conference at Buenos Aires, and the same year, special ambassador to Chile for the celebration of the centenary of Chilean independence. Finally, as a member of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Mr. White accompanied President Wilson to Paris...
...cried he, "to shut and padlock the front door and leave the back door open?" The Senate, 60 to 12, refused to recognize the force of his interjection. Said Pennsylvanian Reed: "This is absolutely unnecessary.* This is unwise if we are to pay any atten- tion to the Pan-American idea." And Senator Fess (from Ohio, like Mr. Willis) cautioned: "It will disturb our relations."; New Mexican Bursum added : "We had $200,000,000 trade with Mexico last year. We may have $1,000,000,000 soon." A last vain attempt to close the border was made by West Virginian...
...Angeles, the special counsel for the Government obtained a temporary injunction on the Doheny companies to prevent them from operating their leases. The charges made were much the same as those of the Teapot Dome complaint. Rear Admiral Harry H. Rousseau and J. Crampton Anderson, President of the Pan-American Petroleum Co., were named joint receivers. In order to protect the Government's naval and oil interests as well as the interests of the lessee, the receivers were empowered to carry out the existing contracts, and to drill additional wells, if necessary to protect the Government...
...York University will lead the immigration discussion. Other Round Table leaders will be: Lionel Curtis, of London; William S. Culbertson, of the Federal Tariff Commission; Boris A. Bakhmeteff, former Russian ambassador; J. A. V. MacMurray of the State Department; Dr. Leo S. Rowe, Director General of the Pan-American Union; A. A. Young, Harvard Professor; Sir Paul Virograd-off, Oxford...
...reports, the President and his wife experienced "only natural fatigue," which is attributed to the forbearance of those who stayed away. In order of reception were the Cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps (who then hurriedly departed to be guests of Secretary and Mrs. Hughes at an official breakfast at the Pan-American Union Building), the Supreme Court Justices, Judges of the District of Columbia, Senators and Representatives, officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, officials of Federal Departments. There was an interval of 50 minutes for luncheon, after which patriotic and military societies, and the public, were received. Mrs. Coolidge...