Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...great question confronting the world is not how to settle the war but how to prevent war," said Mr. G. L. Dickinson in his address in the Union last night. Mr. Dickinson in the course of his talk on "International Reconstruction After the War" explained that until a solution of the above problem was found and put into operation we cannot hope for universal peace. He said that he believed such a solution had been found in the measures proposed by the League to Enforce Peace, and described and defended what these measures were...
...from all countries? This is in part, what the League to Enforce Peace proposes to do. Some people argue that international law is sufficient to take care of disputes between nations, but international law is, at best, indefinite and a constant subject of dispute, and has no influence on preventing war. Other people argue that the way to prevent war is to arm. This, too, is fallacious, for each nation tries to be the best prepared until at length this competition of armament becomes intolerable and war inevitably follows. The great underlying principle involved, which so many people seem...
...last Saturday's contest Captain Burgess of Yale opened up an old wound in his knee. This injury will probably prevent him from playing tonight. Yale has also suffered the loss of Jacob, Armour, and Buchanan. This loss is partly offset by Princeton's loss of Ford, one of the best goal tenders in intercollegiate hockey, who is at present out of the game on account of his studies...
...Although at the beginning of the year there was a little difficulty in arranging the schedules of the different men to prevent conflicts with their classes, and in getting the system under way, these troubles have now been eliminated, and under the guidance of Miss Pierce and of Louis Hillyer '14 a really efficient service is being developed. Moreover, the men have received a training that will make it much easier to start in with the new building next year, and which will make possible a steady improvement in the quality of service given...
...meeting will be held under the auspices of the "American Rights Committee," an organization which numbers among its members many graduates of the University. Its aim is to arouse interest in the movement which is going on all over the country to bring pressure to bear upon Congress to prevent the passage of the munitions embargo measure. A collection in aid of the American Ambulance in France will be taken. All members of the University are especially invited to attend...