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Alarm in the City. Following the Chancellor's speech, Liberal Leader David Lloyd George leaped next day into the Parliamentary fray, proceeded with characteristic bombast to out-Socialist the Socialists, and proposed in terms which he carefully left vague "prompt measures to utilize the labor of workers in useful and essential schemes of national development...
Having already evidenced its satisfaction at the State Department's prompt apology for the Butler speech-although General Butler has yet to apologize personally-the Italian Government continued to consider the incident closed...
...highly regrettable that divergent policies preclude resumption in football it is most pleasing to realize that this major step has been taken in acknowledgement of the genuine and growing feeling of cordiality between the two universities. Both Mr. Bingham and Dr. Kennedy are to be congratulated on their prompt recognition of undergraduate feeling recently expressed through petitions and resolutions at both institutions. Particularly worthy of commendation is their waiving of the customary formalities of negotiation and red tape in favor of the immediate action which was the earnest desire of the friends of both universities. Not only is the move...
...sincerely hoped and urged that authorities representing both institutions will not consider further prolonged negotiations, red tape, and "discussion" necessary before direct action can be taken. The undergraduate sentiments on record, the public announcement by Mr. Bingham of Harvard's willingness to negotiate, followed by his later proposals for prompt steps, appear to us to present the opportunity for abandoning indefinite, cautious formalities on both sides of the fence and for coming to terms on the basis of immediate action...
...football policies unfortunately seem still to be in disagreement, although this tangle should not be regarded as insoluble. However, we dare to hope that Dr. Kennedy intends to take definite steps to meet the desires of Harvard and Princeton undergraduates by an agreement with Mr. Bingham for prompt resumption of relations in all other sports