Word: plea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dining-room of the club was jammed with the audience of 160 members and guests who assembled to hear Mrs. Sanger speak on birth control. She devoted 40 minutes to a formal plea for her cause and about the same length of time to answering questions...
College men are already accustomed to the thought of race suicide as a peculiar attribute of their class. The facts have often been stated with adequate figures to prove them. The strange part of it is that all such sweeping generalities sound impertinent to the individual. Society's plea for a dozen children is rendered of little account by the obvious personal advantages of having only one or two. It is evident that the entire matter tests with the individuals who compose society, and that the vague future good of the race is not in itself a very potent breeder...
Officially, no comment was made and a reply to the British note will not be envisaged before the middle of next month. Unofficially, France fell back on her old security plea. Briefly her position is: She cannot pay debts unless she receives reparations from Germany; she cannot make any plans to pay debts over a long period unless she has adequate security against German aggression. The specific objection to the British suggestions for debt payment is that the less Germany pays, the more France must pay; hence France must be in a position to exert any necessary pressure upon Germany...
This is the economic background of the vested words recently uttered by various and sundry Americans on the paper situation. Canada, on the plea of forest conservation, is considering an embargo on pulpwood exports. This threatens the U. S. paper industry, the occurrence of high prices and severe hardships on U. S. publishers of almost all types. The National Publishers Association has prodded Senator Borah, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Mr. Borah remains in a quandary as to the proper steps to take...
Captain Kelley opened the meeting yesterday with a plea for all crew candidates to take their individual jobs seriously. He then introduced in order Coaches Haines and Brown, who will direct the first-year and Class crew squads respectively. Coach Haines expressed his appreciation for the spirit shown thus far by the Freshman winter rowing squad...