Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Judicial supremacy is a question which is frequently brought before the people by the decisions of the Supreme Court. Certainly a good case can be made out against that worthy body which is all-powerful in the United States. One instance comes to mind. By one vote the Supreme Court decided against the legality of the Volstead Act. To vest so much power in nine men, or one man even in this case, does not appear to be altogether logical sensible or just...
...Prohibition Enforcement stage; since April, 1925, when General Lincoln C. Andrews became Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of Prohibition, he has danced through an obscure and silent role in a chorus of underlings.* Secretary Mellon was obviously reluctant to appoint him to the new post of power, but the Anti-Saloon League desired...
...Haynes, however, retained his position nominally, and a salary of $7,500 a year from the Government. During his absence from positive power, Mr. Haynes acted as a liaison officer between the Dry organizations and the Federal authorities...
...tory to a Buddhist temple for three months, a vacation period of medi tation which he has several times since repeated. The year 1922 found him in Moscow, acting as military liason officer for Dr. Sun, who had despaired by then of receiving aid from any other Great Power for his project of conquering China in the name of Nationalism, or "China for the Chinese...
...Secretary of the 'Navy Wilbur, interviewed by Washington correspondents last week, recounted to them a little homily about a U.S. marine who served during the Boxer campaign. This marine, said Mr. Wilbur, spoke up and told the commander of certain troops of a certain foreign power that his men ought not to fire at a group of Chinese. The advice was taken, the Chinese spared; but the marine was later rebuked by a U.S. officer for speaking to a foreign officer. "Aw," he replied, "I didn't mean no harm...