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Those who consider that the main argument against the League of Nations is a reiteration of the often ill advised statement, that it is, after all, powerless to do any real good, will do well to remark the present success of the League in silencing the war threats and rifles of the Greeks and Bulgars. In the days before the League was thought of, the Balkan states were always the sore spot of Europe. Not only delighting in the tinsel of melodrama, they liked a bit of the shooting and sword play which goes with the tinsel. So every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LEAGUE IN ACTION | 11/2/1925 | See Source »

...Princeton line strength that has been hidden all season came to light yesterday, and Swarthmore's running attack was powerless until the closing minutes of the game. Gates, substitute tackle, and Lea, one of the relatively inexperienced Tiger wingmen, shared honors...

Author: By Crimson STAFF Correspondent, (SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CRIMSON.) | Title: The Tiger Prepares | 11/2/1925 | See Source »

...University of Maine eleven was powerless before the Dartmouth onslaught, but on the offense it had better success. Maine sandwiched four first downs of its own between the avalanche of Dartmouth touchdowns that crossed its goal line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE BEATEN FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS AS PRINCETON STRUGGLES TO TIE | 10/19/1925 | See Source »

...coerce or cajole enough students into going there to make the place pay. The great mass of our undergraduates shovel down their food at quick-lunches or self-service cafeterias. This is no fault of the College. It represents a deep difference in social customs which the College is powerless to change...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD '95 CONTRASTED WITH UNIVERSITY OF TODAY | 10/6/1925 | See Source »

...International Police Conference, that he has preserved the five cent fare in New York travel, thus keeping from the Wall Street barons upwards of $3,000,000,000,000 excess profits. This issue was captured by Senator Walker, who pointed out that the Mayor of New York is powerless either to raise or lower the fare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father Knickerbocker | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

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