Word: restrictive
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Cornell recently challenged Yale to a three mile straightaway eight oared race to be rowed at New London in June. Captain Allen answered to the effect that Yale would restrict her aquatic contests to Harvard only. The following is his reply...
...Perkins, '92, second for the negative, said that owing to the excellent results of unrestricted immigration, it would be a poor policy to put immigration under restriction. Moreover, it would be far more advisable to send agents to Europe to solicit immigration, so as to enable this country to compete with South American states in their inducements to immigrants. The question arises; How can the natural resources, great as they are, be employed, if we restrict a steady flow of men from Europe, who have done so much towards discovering these resources...
...Illustration of immigration restrict...
...light of the above facts it would be foolish to restrict immigration...
Fourth, the statistics show that far from degenerating, the Union has had the most successful year in its history. This is evidenced by a larger attendance than ever before, by its financial prosperity, by the fact that the Union has this year distributed shingles, and thought it well to restrict its membership...