Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of the late Mark A. Hanna (Republican Senator from Ohio) and widow of Medill McCormick (Republican Senator from Illinois), announced that she would support Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois, who is seeking re-election in his state. Senator McCormick was a confirmed isolationist. Senator McKinley voted for the World Court. Senator Borah and other isolationists recently made speeches in Chicago against the World Court. Evidently Mrs. McCormick did not approve this attack on Mr. McKinley in his home territory...
Harassed Delegate. Sir Austen Chamberlain was that harassed delegate. Before going to Geneva he had been mercilessly grilled in the British House of Commons as to whether he would attempt to support the candidacy of Poland for a permanent seat in the League Council. (See TIME, March 8, THE LEAGUE; and FRANCE, "Briand Falls," herein...
Earlier in the week, Premier Baldwin of Britain barely tided over an open Cabinet split on this issue, and the British press continued to flay "Monsieur" Chamberlain for having allegedly gained M. Briand's support at Locarno by promising to champion France's ally, Poland, before the League...
...some time close observers have remarked the absence from the small town press of that virile political flavor which formerly distinguished it. Rural newspaper have come to rely more and more upon advertising for their support. And since advertisers are particularly capricious in bestowing their patronage, experience has taught the rural editor to curb his native vigor. The doctrine preached by the late Mr. Munsey has triumphed...
...application of those fundamentals will be watched with interest by everyone. But under the difficulties with which he is necessarily confronted, immediate and undiluted success in winning games is not to be made the measure of the confidence and support which the University will accord him. That support is already complete. It will not be diminished or increased in proportion to the number of touchdowns his team scores in the Stadium next fall. Needless to say this does not alter the fact that ten thousand men of Harvard, or whatever the number has now become, are hoping that great numbers...