Word: voting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...while the rest of the world is enjoying the fruits of peace. Carried away by reckless partizan spite and vindictive hatred of Woodrow Wilson and all his works, the Republican side of the Senate succeeded in so emasculating the Treaty that the Democrats could in honor do nothing except vote for its rejection. The efforts at compromise made by the Administration forces met a stone wall of resistance. Senator Edge, Republican, of New Jersey, said to the Democrats: "Here is the treaty. Take it or leave it!" The rights and privileges of the United States could have been adequately safeguarded...
...That additional membership in the League should be decided by a unanimous vote of the member teams...
Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee editor, convicted of conspiring against the United States, was refused a seat in Congress by a vote of 309 to 1. Congress has not said that "we will allow only men who agree with us to debate with us," but Congress has, with thoroughly justifiable indignation, refused to permit the contamination of the national legislative body by admitting to it a man who has served a prison sentence for treason against the United States government in war time, and whose "ideals" are confessedly unchanged. I grant that the man is probably sincere; sincere people...
Princeton undergraduates showed themselves in favor of accepting the League of Nations with reservations in a straw vote held under the auspices of the Princetonian last Thursday. The vote stood 542 in favor of the League with reservations, as opposed to 297 for the League of Nations as it stands, and 120, opposed to it in any form. The total of 959 votes indicates the interest which was shown in the ballot...
...college professors also will vote on a proposition to unite in one organization, to be called the National Federation of Intellectuals, which will include all technical men, journalists, school teachers, professors, authors, doctors and lawyers. The proposed organization would comprise six different branches and professions...