Word: yoke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...communism is assumed rather than proved in the article. Even accepting the desirability of communism in India and conceding the possibility of serial revolutions there, is it judicious to advocate the overthrow of Ghandi at this juncture? He is successfully marching his people towards political emancipation from a foreign yoke--a condition that must precede any other desired change. This first revolution is not consummated yet. Its hard won gains may be easily lost in a Will o' the Wisp chase for communism...
Last week began celebrations of town & gown centenaries. In Oberlin's Public Square 5,000 people watched Peter Pindar Pease (impersonated by Townsman John W. Hill) drive up with his yoke of black oxen and his wife (Ruth Pease, descendant) and his five children. Pioneer Pease gazed with feigned amazement at the modern college campus, where a replica of the original cabin had been built. Bands played. School children marched. Memorial trees were planted, in honor of the founders and of Pastor Oberlin. Virginia Richardson, 16, recited a history of Oberlin. So feelingly had she written this, winning...
Unyoking Mortgages. Of larger scope and hope than the price-upping bill were plans a-making at the White House last week to ease the farmers' mortgage yoke. President Roosevelt conferred long with Congressional leaders who prepared to couple a mortgage relief measure to the farm bill in the Senate. Pondered was the following proposal...
...Yoke. A revolt by the younger generation of Germany against Reparations was predicted by Banker Mitchell. Senators sat at taut attention when he said: "These young people see that not only they but their progeny and their progeny's progeny must go on paying a debt for which they were not responsible. They feel they are under a heavy yoke and they are growing rebellious. It is something that is readily understandable. . . . I'm not preaching any doctrine of cancellation but I'm trying to develop some of the psychology of the people that may have...
Since the last general elections which swept Scot MacDonald into office, not once but several times the support of Liberal Lloyd George has been all that has kept the Laborite Government in office. Recently Liberal oxen have galled under the Lloyd George yoke. Sir John Simon, busy last week in the defense of Lord Kylsant (see p. 17), left the party in disgust, was sped on his way by the hot little Welshman as follows...