Word: prevented
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pointed out that we now have an agreement with the Japanese Government whereby Japan undertakes to prevent the immigration of laborers to the U. S. and to supervise its immigration to Canada and Mexico, from which Japanese may be smuggled into this country. If we prohibit all entrance of Japanese, the Japanese Government will doubtless abrogate this agreement, and increased smuggling of Japanese might result. Mr. Hughes suggested that it would be wiser, and actually do more to prevent Japanese immigration to include Japan under the regular quota, which would give it only 246 immigrants annually. Pacific Coast congressmen opposed...
...Clemenceau alone has enough prestige in America and England to mend the broken pots and at the same time prevent Germany from interpreting the departure of Poincaré as the capitulation of France...
...fail in overthrowing the corrupt Pashitch regime nothing can prevent an early outbreak of revolution in Macedonia and Montenegro. As a last resort we shall appeal to the League of Nations. Croatia, with Dalmatia and Slovenia, formerly Hungarian, have a more western civilization than the rest of Yugoslavia and enjoyed a greater 'degree of autonomy under Hungarian than Yugoslav sovereignty. Fiume actually is in Crotia...
...effort is successful, it will be the first time that a woman has competed against men in the major sports of the Olympic games. Johnny said that the rules have been analyzed and that there is nothing in them to prevent Miss Bauer from competing with...
...Journal's wish, it seems, is to be granted although Mr. Hearst and the Star Company filed a demurrer to prevent the suit, and were overruled. It is an old, old trick to begin a libel suit before election and drop it afterwards. Apparently Mr. Murphy has some new tricks in his bag. Unless some further legal business intervenes, Mr. Murphy will have an opportunity to go before a jury, shouting, chanting, singing...