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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...educational value to the nation at large of the recent debate between Senator Lodge and President Lowell has proved even greater than was anticipated; previous discussions, with few exceptions did not appeal to the man in the street as practical; but everyone who heard or read the speeches delivered in Symphony Hall was able to grasp without difficulty the fundamental issues at stake. Although the attitudes of the speakers were not diametrically opposed there was considerable difference in the views expressed. We agree strongly with the position taken by President Lowell, and, as far as can be ascertained, the same...
...papers: "British Even More Bitter Against Americans Than French"; "Charm of La Belle France a Myth"; "French Glad to See Last of Americans"; "Dislike on All Sides in England"; "Doughboys Receive Fair Treatment From Germans"; "American Troops Enjoy German Hospitality"; and son on. Anyone who takes the trouble to read this communication may quite naturally ask "What has all this to do with me? I realize that these statements are untrue and I pay no attention to them." Quite true; but the majority of people who read this rot do not class it as propaganda. Jealous of the comfort...
After two weeks of trials Mr. James B. Haviland who is coaching the Hasty Pudding Club Play has selected the following cast for the spring production, "Crowns and Clowns." King Ivan, C. A. Clark '19 Anna, H. C. Flower '19 Borus, C. Canfield '19 Catherine, D. H. Read '19 Umptsky, A. Horween '20 Horse, E. A. Bacon '20, J. C. Bolton '20 Minister of Army, G. C. Barclay '19 Minister of State, H. K. White '19 Minister of Finance, W. A. Gaston...
...turning up in Germany, where their heroic but abortive efforts to poison the public mind in America have won them fame and preferment under every system of government. Bernstorff is a spared monument of the imperial regime, trusted by the Ebert government; so is Dernburg; and now we read that Dr. Albert, long the financial officer of the propaganda in this country, the feeder and sustainer of all the reptiles, big and little, has been appointed by the Ebert government as under-Secretary of State and given the direction of the Chancellery. Boston Transcript...
...important subject. The average man has not very clear ideas of his own on the advisability of the United States entering the League. He takes the word of his party leaders, and is often influenced by personal likes and dislikes. His prejudices once formed, he doesn't want to read arguments or hear speeches to the contrary. But if he can go to a meeting where his own leaders are arrayed against an intelligent opposition, he cannot help hearing facts which will set him thinking for himself...