Word: question
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President made clear that his Prohibition Investigating Commission is to consider how best to enforce the law, not whether it should be repealed. He said in answer to press questioners: "It [the Commission] is intended to cover the entire question of law enforcement and organization of justice." The President also announced that he would probably not oust many officeholders, probably only 20 or 30 all told...
...Mellon and so often answered† that there is little legislative health in it. And the "business or commerce" charge- Mr. Mellon's proximity to oil, steel, aluminum and other corporations-has repeatedly-failed to arouse major excitement for the simple reason that only alarmists have bothered to question Mr. Mellon's integrity. Mr. Mellon's spokesmen in the Senate let the McKellar resolution go through with patient annoyance. They expected the ouster movement would die a quiet death when the Judiciary Committee reports. For ten minutes during this brief session of the Senate, Vice President Curtis...
...will be known as the Smoot-Hawley bill ?without consulting their Democratic colleagues. Because of their majority the Republicans can report the bill and probably get it through the House under a special rule prohibiting amendments. In the Senate, however, where no such rule will apply, the question will be torn wide open and the bill amended. Perhaps as much as two months will be spent in Senate wrangling over the measure. Congress may not be able to adjourn before the end of summer...
...trying to revise the Dawes Plan. As a result of this ticklish situation- with billions in the balance-the achievements of the League statesmen at Geneva last week were only these: 1) They debated ad infinitum and post-poned to next June for further debate the so-called "minorities question." 2) They applauded announcements by Germany's fat Dr. Stresemann and Poland's lean August Zaleski that these nations are now "ready" to ratify the international protocol prohibiting employment of poison gas and bacteria as war weapons...
...points is the responsibility of student editors. When, as in the recent case of the alleged "nasty humor" in the Back Bay issue of the M. I. T. Voo Doo, the heads of publications fall to carry out this essential part of their program, there arises the delicate question of censorship from the outside...