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...first and present President of the republic of Lithuania (founded 1918), politely, firmly, magnificently refused the offer of a golden crown last week. A group of tenacious monarchists raised the flag of royalism, which has been a dead emblem many years, because they felt that the country would prosper, as it did of old, under the sway of an autocrat and because they thought that the President, with themselves as his courtiers and advisors, could raise the standard of Lithuania to its highest eminence...
...compensation for injuries, "safety first", employe welfare-in the form of schools, playgrounds, clubs, gardens, pensions - and abolition of the twelve-hour day were policies embraced by Judge Gary before others forced them upon him. He read the times aright, saw that industry would be humanized and might better prosper by humanizing itself. In 1918 Judge Gary refused to receive Samuel Gompers resenting labor's attempt to unionize the steel industry for ends which the steel industry already had in view. A strike was called but failed. Judge Gary had proved himself as good a labor organizer...
...sour aspect and deserves authoritative attention and immediate investigation. No police force can expect the cooperation of students when such uncalled for action is taken and we hope that episodes of this kind will not be repeated if mutual understanding between the undergraduates and the law is to prosper. Cornell Daily...
...local Councils elected by the local foreign tax payers. Between 30,000 and 40,000 foreigners now live in the International Settlement and the French Concession. Over 1,200,000 Chinese have come, as a matter of privilege, into the foreign settlements, because there they are safe and prosper under good government...
...Governor General's fight for the control of the failing Philippine National Bank continued. Year by year, since its organization in 1916, its loans to sugar planters and mills have increased; now, its losses total $40,000,000. General Wood feels that under new control it may prosper...