Word: rid
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...problem now is how to get rid of these trusts. There have been five proposals to deal with them. President Taft has tried using the courts, but with very questionable success. The Progressives, and Mr. La Follette wish to regulate these and all public utilities. This plan has been tried in Milwaukee with little success, for we cannot regulate what does not belong to us. The Democrats would completely smash the trusts, and Mr. Roosevelt would oust the bad trusts and leave the good...
...held responsible for the serious strikes of the last decade, but rather a small body of men who openly declare their revolutionary sentiments and who are in a position to force a strike. Of course the ideal way to deal with the strike problem would be to get rid of these revolutionary instigators. But under the present condition of affairs such a plan would be impossible. There is, then, but one way to meet the baneful influence of this element, namely, make it understood that the government will consider a strike of postal or railroad employees in the nature...
...Perhaps the greatest movement in the world," began President Jordan, "is that to get rid of the enmity between races. We have gotten rid of wars between individual men, families and tribes. War among nations is the only kind left. In arguing against war we speak of the horrors and sorrows of war. We are answered by men who say, 'It's too bad, but war strengthens men--war has built up the Anglo-Saxon race...
...other way to get rid of overcrowding,--by providing more room,--is the desirable method if it is practicable. Heretofore the dancing has been confined to the Living Room, though a few persons have sometimes resorted to the corridor on the second floor. This enforced use of the second floor suggests that by locating some of the boxes there the Periodical Room, and perhaps the Game Room also, might be reserved for dancing. The additional space would relieve the congestion very materially, and so would make the dance more enjoyable for all who attend...