Word: pan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ever since the plebiscite in Austria rejected the plea for pan-Germanism, it has been evident that Germany's former ally has broken free of Prussian influence and Prussian modes of thought. The recent news from Geneva confirms this evidence; Austria, feeling that it is better to be a repentant member of the League rather than a defiant outcast, has faithfully complied with the treaty stipulations and has finally gained admission to the Geneva assembly. Except for Turkey, Germany has lost her last supporter...
...Pan-Americanism has long been misinterpreted and mistrusted by the people of South America. The prevailing idea seems to be that the United States purposes to maintain a predominating position in this hemisphere by means of the Monroe Doctrine. For this reason, the recent statement of Dr. Carlos Gibson, until recently secretary of the Peruvian embassy in Washington, is most gratifying. He declared that he had discovered that it was the "thought of brotherhood, of mutual help and benefit, which was the keynote' of this doctrine...
Princeton's forward passing game, much-vaunted as it was, did not pan out as successfully as was intimated. Except for the Murrey-Lourie loss that scored the touchdown, the Princeton passes that were successful, 5 out of 10 tries, gained only short distances in the middle of the field...
Thus the question of Pan-Germanism, while not submitted to an official plebiscite, was, nevertheless, practically decided so far as Austria is concerned; the Pan-German leaders failed to gain a foothold in the elections. Had they won, they would have taken their victory as carte blanche approval of the Austrian people. But they have lost, and so decisively as to render any official action on the question--even of a plebiscite--unnecessary and highly improbable...
...Army and in the financing of the Hungarian railways; but whatever the reason for her actions, she has at least freed Europe of the anxiety of seeing two large countries merge into one domineering state, and has gone a long way toward treeing herself from the deadly influence of Pan-Germanism...