Word: wars
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Problems and Issues of the War...
Geography has decreed that England must be vitally interested in the destiny of Ireland. Had Germany's efforts succeeded when she attempted to secure Ireland as a base of operations, the final outcome of the war might have been disastrous to civilization. Thus, in settling the problem of self-determination, Parliament must act with consideration both for the Irish people and for the future safety of England. At best it is a difficult solution if both sides are to be satisfied, and in view of the vital questions involved, it would probably be better for the House of Representatives...
...League of Nation. During this trip he was a speaker at a series of nine congresses for this League to Enforce Peace. The party which made the tour also included ex-President William Howard Taft; James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Germany; Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War; and other prominent...
...Philippines which must be protected. Our commerce, oftentimes carried in foreign-owned ships, penetrates to nearly every corner of the globe. In the growing interdependence of nations and their closer contact with one another, our country has by no means remained isolated; the nations of Europe were not at war three years when the United States was drawn into the conflict. World peace is no longer a provincial concern, its violation affecting only the parties actively engaged in the dispute; it is of international importance...
...following official statement of the chancellor of Syracuse is printed in explanation of that University's method of awarding war credits to returning officers and enlisted men. Erroneous and in completed reports of Syracuse's action appeared several weeks ago in the eastern papers, and gave rise to the editorial in the CRIMSON of February 12, entitled "Unhonored and Unsung." We are glad to learn that these reports are not correct, though we still question the advisability of distinguishing between men technically trained officers and untrained privates in awarding war credits; the University's system of treating all men returning...