Word: weakening
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Nine days before Uruguay broke off relations, Comrade Minkin cabled again: THE PRESIDENT'S SECRETARY INFORMS ME OUR REFUSAL TO GRANT HIS REQUEST REGARDING CHEESE IS INTERPRETED AS A FRESH DISPLAY OF LACK OF CONSIDERATION TOWARD HIMSELF AND MAY WEAKEN HIS ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF MAINTENANCE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN URUGUAY...
...Emperor last week, has two main and immediate objects: 1) to dissuade Britain from supporting oil sanctions which he believes would ignite a European war to the particular disadvantage of Belgium; 2) to make sure that Belgium is a party to any further secret British-German dickering which might weaken still more the Treaty of Versailles and imperil Belgium further...
...peace" in France (see p. 20). Since it is from Benito Mussolini that peace has to be got, Sir Samuel buttered the Dictator and Italy in a manner which struck anti-Fascist Labor M.P.'s as rancid. "We have no wish to humiliate Italy nor to weaken Italy," cried Britain's Secretary. "Indeed, we are most anxious to see a strong Italy in the world. ... I appeal once more to Signor Mussolini and his fellow countrymen. . . . Let them dismiss from their minds the suspicion that we wish to weaken Signor Mussolini's position and destroy the Fascist...
...Delaware criticized it for what it did to labor minorities. Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland proposed to amend the bill by making it illegal for anyone-not merely employers-to coerce an employe to join or not to join any union. He was answered that such an amendment would "weaken the bill." Labor organizing not being a parlor game, the amendment would obviously have prevented the A. F. of L. from using some of its "strongest" arguments, would have given some employers a legal pretext for interfering with the organization of their employes. Just 21 votes were mustered...
...reject them when forced upon him, Inexperienced minds too easily confuse theory with actuality, and, in particular, are inclined to revolt when reality fails to jibe with theory. But a knowledge of theories--especially of such theories as Marxian socialism--will, in mature contact with actuality, strengthen rather than weaken faith in our American institutions. The only valid objection of those who hysterically denounce "radicalism" in the colleges is against those teachers--and they are rare indeed--who openly condemn, deride or misrepresent our present institutions...