Word: partisans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...formerly. At the same time he announced the club's disaffiliation from the National Student League in the interest of keeping the club a purely college organization. Individual members can, of course, retain membership in whatever outside organizations they desire but the Liberal Club itself is to remain non-partisan aiming to include anybody from the right to the left wing...
...that tired him was the incessant, reiterated sabre-rattling of War Minister Sadao Araki. Last fortnight Araki proclaimed, "The men of the sword are the wholesome elements in the nation, while the business men are experienced warriors in the sphere of economics. This is no time for indulging in partisan politics. . . . Big changes are in store for the nation within the next three months." And last week Araki sounded off again. He demanded a 1,000,000,000 yen ($267,000,000 at current exchange) domestic loan to squeeze a still bigger Army and Navy out of gasping Japanese taxpayers...
...explanation of this paradox is that Bostonians are partisan to an absurd degree. This explains their insanity re the Braves and Red Sox. It also explains their disdain of New York Theatre critics. No play, or movie either, ever drew full houses for more than two or three nights on an outside reputation alone. Boston is polite but demands to be shown. Producers invariably face the problem of proving the merit of their production all over again. Boston audiences are discriminating; they have their favorites. Most of all, however, they like what they like...
Nowhere in their civics textbook (Our City-New York) can New York City's public school children find anything about Tammany Hall or their city's extra-legal government. To complete their education the City Affairs Committee, a non-partisan reform organization, last week offered a heedless Board of Education a new textbook that was all about Tammany. It was called New York & The Sea bury Investigation. It was edited by Columbia's Professor John Dewey, famed philosopher and unselfish friend, of every reform. In satirically simple language it described the city's "boss system...
...partisan board appointed by the Government from all important economic groups to stabilize the price level at the 1921-1930 average and manage foreign exchange...