Word: unpopular
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Victory for China means the retarding of civilization in China, Corea and Japan. - (a) China successful in present conservation government will make no effort to improve: Boston Herald, Sept. 19. - (1) The present unpopular Tartar dynasty will continue. - (2) Degradation of the people will continue. - (3) Material progress will be impossible. - (b) Corea will remain in obscurity. - (1) Suppressed by her own nobility: New Rev., Sept. 1894. - (2) Subjected to the indifference of China. - (c) Japan will be over-run with barbaric armies: Spectator, July 28, 1894. - (1) Thus retrograde to earlier conditions...
...Some financial legislation was demanded. - (a) Because of growth of business: Taussig in Forum, as above. - (b) Ultimate retirement of bank notes: Cong. Rec. XXI, 5652. - (c) Act. of 1878 insufficient and unpopular: Rep. of Sec. of Treas...
...system would continue to control legislation: Hart, Atlantic, LVII. 380; Hoar, North Amer. Review, CXXVIII, 121-2; Nation, XVI, 235. - (c) Responsibility would not be centralized, for unless cabinet directed all legislation - (1) Private members would introduce conflicting bills. - (2) Cabinet would advance privately any measures known to be unpopular. - (3) Responsibility would not be felt in the lack of any penalty for bad measures; International Review, VII, 151; Nation, XVI, 234. - (d) Uniformity of legislation would not be gained unless cabinet officers were united in policy, which could happen only if the whole cabinet was responsible for the acts...
...harsh and hasty action of our government, although after long and patient waiting, has given an offense to Chile which that country is likely to remember, and the United States seems in danger of entering on the "bullying policy" which has made Great Britain unpopular the world over. We must protect our ships and our men but we can do it without making enemies. Above all we must be careful not to set up new principles of international law which may be wrested to our hurt...
...Warden Theodore W. Dwight and his associates, Professor Chase and Professor Petty, has resulted in the formation of a new school. Ever since his connection with the college, President Low has been trying to bring about a change in the present system of teaching. This change has proved unpopular with professors as well as with students, for several reasons. This rearrangement of hours practically prohibits students in law offices from taking the course. It also leaves a large number of men in the midst of their studies with no opportunity of completing them. Another and far more important reason...