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Capitalizing on "our won geographic isolation from Europe" may well be the best way to safeguard American interests, during the present European war, according to Donald C. McKay, assistant professor of History, in an article prepared for the American Independence League today...
...matter for great regret that Harvard students should have come to such a meeting as this for the specific purpose of ridiculing its serious intent. Are they unaware that there is now a war in Europe; that we too are threatened with involvement; that we have but one safeguard in such time of crisis--namely our freedom to hear whom we will, on what we will? Only in this way can the vital decisions which must be made follow from a considered survey of all the issues involved. To deny this is to deny the very basis on which such...
...proved itself a "good child," well-mannered, etc., it would be left to itself; but if it turned out to be a bad one, the Government disposition would be to "teach it some manners." Under the Federal Communications Act the President could, in any national emergency or merely to safeguard U. S. neutrality, shut down any or all radio stations. Already the President had proclaimed U. S. neutrality, was preparing his declaration of "limited national emergency...
...safeguard premiums and for payment of possible U. S. claims for war-sunk ships, Lloyd's of London, world's leading insurance syndicate, had transferred $40,000,000 to New York. Meantime, U. S. exporters await anxiously how and whether the Neutrality Act will be applied. Strict enforcement of the Act would prevent exports in vessels of any nationality of arms, ammunition or implements of war for belligerent states- would put a crimp in present foreign commitments outstanding. Just under the wire last week a British steamer slipped out of San Pedro (Port of Los Angeles) with twenty...
...suggest that [taxing them] makes inroads upon the independence of judges . . . is to trivialize the great historic experience on which the framers based the safeguard . . . of the Constitution. To subject them to a general tax is merely to recognize that judges are also citizens...