Word: question
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...question, submitted by Williams, is as follows: "Resolved, That the best interests of the United States demand the immediate absolute abolition of customs duties on raw material and rough products of iron and steel, such as pig iron, bar iron, scrap iron, and steel ingots...
Grossman continued the debate for Harvard and said: The gentlemen from Yale would attach more presuppositions to the question. We must discuss a normal case, The gentlemen have suggested no means of collecting the debt other than seizing territory. By the terms of the question the European power could not seize territory exceeding in value the amount of the award. Our opponents have argued that to allow seizure of territory would be to abandon the Monroe Doctrine. We of the affirmative believe that wherever the Monroe Doctrine conflicts with justice and right, wherever it operates to destroy legal claims, wherever...
...there is a danger to be contemplated by the United States under the presuppositions of our question. It is the danger of an immediate and unjust war with the European nation with whose just and legal rights the negative is arguing that the United States interfere. In 1896 we were in imminent danger of war with England when we merely insisted upon arbitration. Under our facts tonight the arbitration has taken place. The European government has chosen a legal and precedented method of satisfying its arbitrated claims. It would resent an unjustifiable interference on our part with its full naval...
...defaulted claim might be satisfied by ways other than seizure of land. It might be satisfied by seizing ships in reprisal as, in 1862-3, England seized Brazilian ships to satisfy an unpaid claim. Another way to enforce the money award is suggested by the question itself. By the terms of this question simply the conditions at the time of the default are given. But, if we are to make this a practical debate, evidently the fact that there is no tariff at the time of default does not prevent the creditor nation from levying a tariff. This tariff might...
...Senior Wranglers. Debate. Assembly Room of Union, 8.30 p. m. Question: "Resolved, That trade unions should be incorporated." Principal Disputants.--Affirmative: Hammerslough's Camp.--Negative: Whitwell's Camp...