Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...control immigration into its own domains, which Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes claimed "is an essential element of sovereignty." It pointed out that the substitution of the Immigration Act for the so-called Gentlemen's Agreement was in no sense intended as a slight to the Japanese people. The Japanese Government was also reminded that President Coolidge would have preferred to continue the Agreement and to have negotiated for any necessary modifications. But it was stated that "this Government does not feel that it is limited to such an international arrangement or that by virtue of the existing understanding...
...take place tomorrow, with both the Second and Freshman eights pacing the University outfit over two miles of the course. The seconds may get a chance to race the whole four miles. Practice today for the University boats was confined largely to sprints, with the first crew showing a slight superiority. The Yale Walters eight, stroked by Coach Murphy, made its debut on the Thames today...
...match or game--will be particularly interesting. This is the first year during which polo has had the status of a definitely organized minor sport, and up to date the opportunities' which the University has had of seeing its representatives in action have not been numeral. Assuming that the slight difficulty of obtaining poles can be overcome, the Class Day encounter between the two teams will demonstrate to graduates a new form of intercollegiate sport, and will indicate to undergraduates just what Captain Clark and his players have accomplished during the past season...
...flip of a coin has given the Jungaleers the slight advantage of being the "home" team. They will occupy the Red Sox dug-out and take the field first. Superstitious Princetonians may look to this break as an omen that the Tigers will maltreat the ball in the slugging fashion of the Boston club on its recent sojourn at the Fens...
...United States will be that of a powerful nation, which has already badgered a smaller neighbor to the point of desperation, forced into aggressive action to preserve its national prestige--with the unpleasant conviction in the background that the entire incident could have been avoided by a slight exercise of consideration and diplomatic fact...