Word: regarded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Treaty of Versailles to determine the sovereignty of Upper Silesia. The result of the plebiscite was that 717,122 Upper Silesians voted for German rule while 483,514 voted for Polish. The Treaty stipulated that the result of the plebiscite was to be determined by communes with regard to the wishes and to the geographical and economic conditions of the area...
...secondary sensation followed upon the first. It was found that Mr. Wittner, in taking his oath of office, had not only stricken out the word "swear" and left "affirm" (which is an offered alternative since certain sects regard swearing as blasphemous), but had also stricken out the words "so help me God" which conclude the oath. The oath is prescribed by law and it was suggested that the Treasury Department might undertake to oust him on the grounds that he had not taken a proper oath...
Peace Treaties. The German Government professed itself unable to underStand the meaning which France desired to express with regard to the inviolability of the Peace Treaties. "The German Government considers as self-evident that it is not meant to exclude for all future time the possibility of adapting existing treaties at the proper time to changed circumstances by way of peaceful agreement." Meaning that Germany was still intent upon securing modification of her boundary with Poland...
...strong protest to the Chinese Government at Peking was made by the U. S. Legation. An indemnity for the Palmer family and punishment of the bandits was presumed to have been demanded. No change in regard to the policy of the U. S. toward China was expected. The killing of Mr. Palmer and kidnapping of Dr. Howard was in no way connected with the anti-foreign movement further south...
...intelligentsia which is conducting considerable war on everything typically American, which includes ordinary morality and decency. These people may be intelligentsia but it is strange that they do not even know when the time has arrived for a haircut-these men are enemies to the country and Americans should regard them as such...