Word: questionable
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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President Wilson advises that the necessary men "be chosen upon the principle of universal liability to service." Without any question, volunteers should be obtained on a democratic basis. Since every young man in the United States enjoys equal rights and equal protection under the laws of this Government, every young man ought to bear equal responsibility in the defence of the country whose Government insures him his political freedom and protection. A call for volunteers will unquestionably bring out more men than are needed, but they will be a class of men that have a pronounced sense of patriotism. They...
...question before Congress is a more difficult and intricate one. The proper solution will result in this first increment being a democratic, fair selection from the large numbers of our young men, which will go out as a democratic contribution from a great democracy to aid in restoring the freedom and privileges of democracy to the suffering people of a stern autocracy...
...Freshman dinner that was to have been held tomorrow night has been given up because of the exigencies of the war situation. This decision was reached by the dinner committee after carefully considering the question. The president and vice-president of the class have already left for service in the naval reserve and several other Freshmen have also gone to that service...
...question remains as to whether the United States has the right to confiscate these boats and put them to public uses...
...does not in itself enact a confiscation of the property of the enemy--but that power of confiscating enemy property is in the legislature." Professor Hart points out that in any event the war powers of the President would allow him to take over the ships and leave the question of their confiscation to be settled later...