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President Wilson has sent what is practically an ultimatum to the Allies. If they persist in their course on the question of Jugoslavia and Italy, the United States is to withdraw her ships from the Adriatic and remain aloof from further European negotiations...
...volley of contemptuous statements about our government. They secretly concoct plans for the overthrow of law and order. It is to be regretted that there are some ministers and editors in the country who, in spite of absolute proof that the Reds have planned to overthrow this government, persist in fanning the flame of anarchism by urging from pulpit and press that these demons be coddled and petted and ultimately "Americanized." With what feigned anxiety they apprehend the approach of an autocracy where in there will be, and should be, a moral standard to be reached before an immigrant sets...
...country views with misgivings the continued decline in the foreign exchange rates. They know that the existing premium on the American dollar in most of the countries of Europe cannot be allowed to persist without a serious blow to American trade in that part of the world. I believe that the financial leaders of the country would welcome a concerted effort on the part of the government and of the bankers to restore the equality of exchange rates, even if that involved a further extension of credit to Europe...
...that is his due. Indeed, I'm not so sure as to how much comfort Alexander-wherever he now may be-is taking in the thought that, 2242 years after his early demise at Babylon, lots and lots of people on this little pin-head in the cosmos still persist in calling him "the Great." The real point is this, that Whitney's career as a man "who did things" is still a lesson, an example, an inspiration, for the young American of today...
...wide-spread disillusionment and reaction," said Professor Bliss Perry in his address before the University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in Sanders Theatre yesterday noon, "I venture to select a few ideals for society which have been proclaimed by poetry. Let us ask ourselves whether these ideals still persist and whether the poets think that there is any measurable progress towards their attainment...