Word: riga
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Most of your editorials since the opening of the College year have had a very irritating effect upon me, especially so the one in today's issue under the caption "Riga...
...announcement of the armistice signed at Riga between Poland and Soviet Russia, while not entirely unexpected, comes, nevertheless, as welcome news. From the time when Hoskiusko and his followers, failing in their efforts to gain their own freedom, crossed the seas and fought successfully for ours, Poland and America have been firm friends. It was with anxiety and resentment that Americans watched the advance of the Red army upon the Polish borders; anxiety for the courageous little State, resentment that our own officialdom should do no more than write another note to Moscow. But, thanks to the fighting qualities...
...well be, that, having decisively proved her abilities, she will no more be interfered with by the powers of Central Europe. It may well be that Riga will prove to be another Yorktown. It is to be ardently hoped that such is indeed the case...