Word: war
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Reconstruction. In 1919, Governor Smith appointed a Reconstruction Commission of private citizens from many a profession and rank of life. This Commission helped the Governor demobilize the state and deal with War-neglected problems, such as unemployment, housing, public health, transportation, food distribution, business and industrial unrest. The Commission also suggested that the government needed reorganization. The Commission perfected a plan, based on recommendations of a constitutional convention which had been held in 1915. The plan was adopted in 1925 by constitutional amendment. It did away with conflicting boards and bureaus; distributed all state functions among 18 departments, of which...
...Thomas was the only American attached to General Lawrence's staff in Arabia during the World War, and became a close friend of the British officer...
Germany chuckled yesterday when it saw Secretary Kellogg's answer to the Briand treaty proposition which called for a signed resolution against all war between France and America. The editors of the Fatherland accused France in no uncertain terms of making a mere stage play to insure kind treatment from Congress when it comes to revise the plans for debt settlement. The return proposal from Washington that all the nations unite in signing this solemn compact for the outlawry of war took the wind out of French Sails. Their aim had been, according to their former enemies, to secure themselves...
...just complaint of foreign diplomats that until this country enters the League or some similar international body, any hope of the replacement of war by arbitration will be crippled. The plan of the League has been to subdue rebellious nations by means of blockade. But this country is inaccessible, rich, and self supporting. Moreover, despite the passionate pacificism of many of its citizens who realize the butchering possibilities of another war, America calmly pursues an intensive program of military training, and will now build each year five cruisers of the type most effective for modern naval combat, to prepare herself...
...line, besides, raises a suspicion that the Sandino men are not playing the game. They are, of course, rebels. And rebels, according to all the rules of war, are not supposed to be well armed, well uniformed, or well disciplined. Rebels are supposed to afford fleeting targets for leathernecks when the contest is waged among gentlemen...