Word: toured
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Islands, then there was no need of his presence during the session of the Legislature. He went to Mindanao where the Moros had massacred a detachment of Filipino constabulary. Instead of returning he sent for his aides and a hundred more constabulary. Then he set out on a tour of the disaffected region. His despatch to the War Department said: " Killing of constabulary grew out of alleged grievance against constabulary and local supervising teachers, all Filipinos...
...fact that Mr. Wilson is probably the most misunderstood man in the world. His speeches, as set forth in Mr. Foley's book, were delivered to the Foreign Relations Committee of the U. S. Senate and in 37 addresses to the people of the U. S. in his western tour of 1919, after he had returned from Paris for the second time. In these speeches Mr. Wilson, with innate altruism, explained the pros and cons of this heritage of the 18th Century philosophers, and categorically reasoned why and for what purpose the U. S. should enter into this great bond...
...Premier Lloyd George visited Philadelphia, Scranton, returned to Manhattan and left the U. S. on board the Majestic, thus concluding his triumphal American tour of 6,000 miles, during which he spoke in 22 cities...
...center party (which would let in Mr. George's Conservative as well as his Liberal supporters), whose main plank will be a Government unemployment insurance scheme. This is expected to be more popular with the masses than Labor's capital levy. Moreover, Mr. George's American tour is adjudged to be of prime political importance to British politics, and it is not unlikely that some far-reaching program, " favorable" to U. S. and British interest and "mutually popular," will be made. Conservative plans are relatively unknown at present. It is regarded as certain in London that...
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin arrived in the U. S. fresh from a European tour, in which he investigated conditions on that continent. The Senator was principally impressed by what he had seen in Germany...