Word: scrap
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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France. The German offer was received in Paris with expected skepticism. "Of what use," said Frenchmen, "will another scrap of paper be?" At the same time, Le Marechal Foch presented his report to the Council of Ambassadors (see Page 9). The Marshal tacitly admitted that, if Germany wished to arm, the Inter-Allied Military Commission could not stop her; hence it appeared to him that a defensive alliance with England-long a topic in London and Paris-seemed the logical way to provide for lasting security. This was an admission that the control machinery, set up after the Versailles Treaty...
...report stated that, within the 18 months allotted for carrying out the terms of the treaty, the U. S. had scrapped and sold the following completed or partially completed battleships and cruisers: Kansas, Minnesota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Michigan, Indiana, Delaware, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, Georgia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Louisiana, Vermont, New. Hampshire, Montana, North Carolina, lowa, Massachusetts, Constitution, United States, Constellation, Ranger. These ships had cost $197,418,620; for the scrap, the Government received...
...international treaty becomes a scrap of paper when a weak nation is oppressed by a stronger nation. In international politics, the spirit rather than the wording of the treaty should be adhered to. America is conducting gigantic naval maneuveres, threatening the peace of the Pacific.* These maneuvers are a menace to us. If America had not undertaken these maneuvers, the Pacific Ocean would remain true to its name...
...Hall is a recognized authority on his subject. An interesting feature of his lecture will be his account of the inside history of the famous "scrap of paper" incident which was concerned with the beginning of the world war. The lecture, which will be illustrated by lantern slides, is open to the public as well as to all members of the University...
...call another conference to limit subsidiary building. Some say that Great Britain and Japan would welcome such a proposal. If naval rivalry is to end, this action must be taken eventually. Ordinary common sense dictates that it be done now, before more millions are sunk into ship to be scrapped. It is far more economical to scrap plans than ships...