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...years is that southern Ireland, called "The Irish Free State," has enjoyed far greater freedom than ever before. It has "dominion status," is therefore technically as free as Canada. It has even enjoyed greater prosperity during the decade than almost any other part of King George's realm...
...originally on "trivial grounds." Secondly the Premier was stated to have used his powers of office as "a dominating and aggressive force, with a manner calculated to cause irritation and annoyance." Finally the Royal Commission said that Lord Strickland had committed an act almost smacking of treason to the Realm. Sent by his King-Emperor to guide and govern an excitable Latin race "extremely loyal to Great Britain" (according to the Royal Commission) he instead divided the Maltese "into very embittered cliques" and deliberately aroused "personal animosities...
...defeat from the start. It seems best therefore to accept what there is of good in it and compare it with the programs offered by other candidates. The one with the highest percentage and still a chance to get elected will then be the man to support. In the realm of practical politics disappointment and compromise are inevitable. We must therefore wait patiently before passing final judgement on Mr. Roosevelt's pronouncements; their acceptability is entirely a relative matter...
...work. Particularly proud of its Chinese record is Y. M. C. A. In the Cabinet of ex-President Chiang Kai-shek two years ago, six of the members were former Y-secretaries. Said Secretary Harmon last year: ''We regard this work as an invention in the realm of social and spiritual life just as much as the telephone and electric light is in the scientific life, and these secretaries are trained technicians who are installing the system...
...book "The Distribution of Wealth," Professor Carver established the principles of economic theory. This book is still regarded as an authority in its particular field. Of recent years Professor Carver has been turning his attention largely toward the new realm of sociology. A member of the newly organized Department of Sociology he has had a vital interest in its development giving time and thought to its administration. In addition to his course in the "Problems of Economic and Social Theory" he has given a course dealing in "Social Organization and Structure...