Word: retractions
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...needs and problems in a practical way Bishop William T. Manning of the New York diocese disagreed violently with Dr. Grant's utterances, and the dispute that followed shook the Episcopal Church to its foundations. Dr. Grant was firm in his advocacy of a livable religion and refused to retract his statements...
...world are now to be gone over and all data from unofficial sources is to be separated, as is also all information that cannot be substantiated, so that in the future, if the Secretary of State makes a statement about a foreign navy, he will not later have to retract it. This seems a step which should have been taken long ago. From its very nature naval information is hard to check-every nation tries to conceal its naval secrets. Naval attachés make such observations as they can, but it is practically impossible to get direct information from...
Perhaps we shouldn't have classed Mrs. Loring's book as a "Western novel". That may condemn it yet unread to many a reader. But it will commend it to as many more; so we will not retract...
Wherefore we retract or rather has ten to explain that our editorial was not in the nature of an expose of local restaurants, and that we had no intention of accusing any of them or profiteering. It hardly occurred to us that in commenting on a newspaper clipping merely as a means of lightly entertaining our readers a poor means we will admit--we would be taken seriously...
...impartial investigation, to determine whether his statements were true or false. If, and only if, they are proved false, he should be punished; but if it is shown that he spoke the truth, he should be vindicated, and those who now attack him should be forced to retract their charges. Admiral Sims' statements embodied the ideas of a great number of American citizens, and did no harm, except, perhaps, to a few consciences. But after so loud a cry of "Scandal!", it is but fair that some attempt should be made to determine whether or not that cry is based...