Word: secessionism
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When the South finally put secession to the proof, it found there was no stopping the dangerous principle; sectionalism was one of the causes of the South's defeat. Says Author Adams: "The united Confederacy was built upon the quicksand of shifting local loyalties." In 180 pages Adams retells...
Under the post-War treaties France and her allies of the Little Entente (Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Jugoslavia) have held out valiantly against a Habsburg restoration. Last week France was believed to favor Otto as an Austrian bulwark against Hitlerism, but the Little Entente was fearful, furious and suspicious. Man of...
A German girl child was born in London 115 years ago last week to become Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and later Empress of India. Thus did Britain become an Empire. Last week on Victoria's birthday Britain and her Commonwealth of Nations celebrated Empire Day. ¶ In...
Sinkiang, a province of barren wastes and rich oases 2,000 miles northwest of Nanking, was still the scene last week of savage guerrilla warfare between wild-eyed Moslem tribesmen and the better equipped Chinese troops sent out to rule them. Sinkiang paper money was worth 3% of its face...
Last week President de Valera was trying to hop out of that big puddle, the British Commonwealth of Nations. Replying to a warning by British Secretary for the Dominions Jim Thomas that the Free State would lose its Dominion privileges if it continued to repudiate its duties. President de Valera...