Word: soils
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Again, take the question of conservation of our natural resources, of preserving our forests, our water supply, our soil, and not only of preserving them, but of seeing that they are preserved for the use of our people as a whole and not exploited merely for the benefit of a few people of great wealth. It is by no means difficult to make speeches and deliver lectures on that subject, nor to hold conventions in its favor and applaud declarations in favor of conservation. But as soon as men in actual practical work begin to apply the doctrine they meet...
...sayings which their friends all recall so well, full of meaning, full of kindliness and humor, never sarcastic, but always keen. Occasionally, too, they were full of fiery wrath. This James humor has often been referred to as of Irish origin. If so, it certainly throve well on American soil. It pointed also to the wide vision of real culture and to experience with men and books, thus showing itself to be cosmopolitan or universal, rather than racial. Certainly old and young, rich and poor, foreigner and native, appreciated its great charm and penetration. Sometimes a mere trifle would call...
...power of Germany is such as to guarantee universal peace to Europe. In contrasting the present centralized power with the former disorganization, the speaker pointed out that, whereas in the Middle Ages other nations used Germany as a common battlefield, there has been no great war fought on German soil since the time of Napoleon. In conclusion, Professor Meyer emphasized the fact that other nations have nothing to fear from Germany, that on the contrary, the House of Hohenzollern wants to prevent wars and to be let alone...