Word: speech
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Garvey's hopes soon faded. Last week, to a chorus of "Amens" and "Ain't-that-the-truths," Marcus Garvey made his farewell |speech from the top deck of the S.S. Saramacca, sailing from New Orleans to Panama, whence Marcus Garvey was to be shunted along to Jamaica. "His Highness, the Potentate" was in excellent form and spirits. "I leave America fully as happy as when I came," he elucidated, "in that mv relationship with the Negro People was most pleasant and inspiring, and I shall work forever in their behalf...
...anounced last night by A. F. Reel '28, president of the Debating Council. The subject for the debate is "Resolved: That Al Smith is eminently qualified for the presidency." The competition is open to all undergraduates in good standing. All candidates will be expected to prepare a five minute speech on the subject, taking either the affirmative or negative side of the question...
...believe that anybody who listened intelligently to the speech of Dr. Straton must admit that both what he is quoted as saying and what he maintains he said are true. Literally he did say, "He had some elements of human decency about him even if he was a Jewish judge." But never in the world did he mean by this that a Jewish judge is not the kind of person in whom human decency is to be expected. Anybody who listened to what directly preceded and followed this rather infelicitous utterance must conclude that he meant what he now maintains...
...important event of the meeting was that Russia has apparently resumed its normal place among nations. This was undoubtedly the only meaning of the speech by M. Litvinoff, who opened the session by outlining a scheme calling for immediate and complete abandonment of all military and naval forces. Such a plan is hopelessly beside the point and was not intended to convince anyone, for the League has definitely decided that disarmament must be on the basis of security, which calls for no more than the reduction of armaments to the minimum needs of each nation. The proposal was boldly...
...Lack of Canadian appreciation of scientific research in relation to industry, said he, was responsible for many brilliant men and much capital leaving Canada for the U. S., a country where the servant was worthy of his hire and where advantage was taken of every opportunity. He closed his speech on a note personal to himself-the inadequate salaries paid Canadian professors. He could not possibly carry on his own work and support his family, did not his relatives help him with money. Charles Stewart, Canadian Minister of the Interior, replied softly and noncommittally to Professor M'Lennan...