Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Behind the general's characteristic picturesqueness of language lies a grim purpose. He plans to build up respect for the law and the Constitution, to combat all influences which breed class or religious discrimination, and to restore the individualism which once marked the American, but which has been so largely swallowed up by unions, vast industries, and "collective bargaining." Again General Dawes has tackled a man-sized...
...both representing labor. The description of the finale, the uprising of the unions, reads like a transplanted French Revolution. It is superbly handled. The vivid impression one gets of the hysterical mob rule, the just for revenge against 'the scab', and the quick change from hate to respect for their enemy after the fires have died down is unsurpassable. In conclusion a word should be said about the drawing of some of the characters. Pegano and "Ma" Pegano the fat Italians who run a very questionable hotel are priceless; Mrs. Worth, an old English lady with a longing for Devon...
...this respect, as in everything else except making war, the present Russian government has shown itself incapable of grasping the fundamentals. Not only does it believe that Rome was built in a day, but the Soviet thinks that the millions of Russia, unleavened by any considerable number of really enlightened people, can at once produce and operate vast flocks of airplanes, dynamos, anything, in fact that might catch the fancy of her rulers. Until Lenine and his "comrades" realize that the way to progress is slow and laborious, they will have difficulty in persuading the rest of the world that...
...That the emphasis be placed on morality, good conscience, respect for, parents, reverence for age and experience, and that all learning is but the handmaiden of eternal goodness...
...severe regulation imposed by the New York Stock Exchange upon its members with respect to their firm advertisements, as well as its strict control over its ticker price quotations, have been endangered through the sudden perfection of radio broadcasting. By a recent resolution, the Board of Governors has forbidden the use of the wireless by its members either for advertising or publicity purposes, or for promiscuous relaying of Stock Exchange quotations. The latter will, however, be permitted in the case of broadcasting stations approved by the Exchange. The aim of the restrictions upon member advertising is to prevent undesirable public...