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> Approved the Italian War Debt Settlement by vote of 54 to 33, later defeating a motion to reconsider its action. (Bill went to the President.)
This outcry from the Demosthenes of Missouri, James A. Reed, was in vain. The Senate voted at tea time, precisely at the stroke of 4:00, and confirmed the Italian debt settlement, 54 to 33. Senator Reed, incensed, announced that he would move to reconsider, saying that it was unthinkable...
...days later Senator Reed's motion to reconsider was voted on, after he had delivered another philippic, and the vote was 43 to 24 against reconsideration...
May I urge you to reconsider the position of your editorial of January 11 on dancing? It is based on an evident misconception of an important effort.
The discussion on "What Is Truth" which appeared in the editorial columns of the CRIMSON on Tuesday, October 13, attracted my consideration and provoked the very serious conclusion that the issue has not yet been settled. I shall not be so impertinent as to assume to throw any new light...