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...Class Day number of the Harvard Advocate peculiarly interesting as an index of the reaction of a group of representative undergraduates to the force now stirring the world. In this number the present widespread social and political unrest is ascribed to various causes, among which Mr. Colby '21 emphasizes the dearth of old fashioned orthodox religion. He sees possibilities of license in the present opportunities for liberty of speech and opinions in this country, and points out the dangers we face through lack of some central autocratic fear-inspiring authority...
...times to enforce such legislation, the present is the worst. Army and navy demobilization has flooded the country with surplus labor. It will be two or three years at least before industry can settle down to normal conditions. To add to this economic unrest by increasing the number of the unemployed is the worst kind of statesmanship...
Without doubt the college man who has chosen as his summer occupation to enter the ranks of those who earn their living by muscular effort, and thereby learn at first hand the fundamental problems which face the industrial world in this era of transition and unrest, has made a the thorough, wise and farsighted choice. Theirs will be an invaluable opportunity to experience for a study their ideas of social reform, and ultimately to aid intelligently in the present world-wide search for a more satisfactory combination of the conditions which govern the life of the worker, and a more...
...sire! sire! sire! que je suis heureuse! je vous vois! Enfin, je puis saluer Votre Majeste!" The poor, old lady was crazy and had taken him for Louis XVII. The play contains many revolutionary ideas, for 1848 is comparable to 1919 in its political and social unrest. Some have even thought that the play should be slightly expurgated, but fortunately this has not been done...
Princeton, supporting the affirmative side of the question, based their arguments on the fact that unemployment in this country is already largely due to the men returning from service, and that permitting the immigration of unskilled labor would increase this unemployment, thus causing the lowering of wages and labor unrest...