Word: question
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...CRIMSON Alumni Association held its annual dinner at the Hotel Somerset, Saturday night. Professor I. N. Hollis and the present CRIMSON Board were invited to consider the question of installing the offices of the CRIMSON in the new Harvard Union. Professor Hollis outlined the architectural scheme of the Harvard Union as conceived at present. The matter of the arrangements for the CRIMSON was referred to the following committee: H. W. Williams '85, H. James, 2d, '99, F. E. Bissell '00, and E. Spalding...
England was justified in interfering on two grounds. First, upon the relations of Great Britain and the Transvaal, and second, upon the general principles of international law. Dealing with the relations of the parties he pointed out that in 1877 England's sovereignty over the Transvaal was complete beyond question. Not until the conventions of 1881 and 1884 was home rule given to the Transvaal. He went on to show that these conventions were given upon certain specific conditions and that the Transvaal had repeatedly broken these conditions. From these facts there can be but one conclusion, that...
Weston opened by defining suzerainty as the general right of one nation to interfere in the internal affairs of another nation over which the right exists. In this controversy, the negotiations hinged on suzerainty and not on international law. England refused to accept specific reforms and the question came down to one of franchise. The Transvaal asked England to stand by her statesmen and courts, whose opinions were that suzerainty did not exist. England's magnanimity had been tried and found warning. She never claimed that the conventions have been broken nor would she accept the remedies of grievances because...
...Question: "Resolved, That Admiral Dewey was justified in deeding the house, presented to him by the Dewey home fund, to his wife." Principal Disputants.--Affirmative: G. W. South, G. O. Suppis, and P. B. Olney.--Negative: A. J. Hammerslough, L. P. Hill and J. P. Hogan...
...Sophomore Debating Club. Debate. Sever. 11, 7 p. m. Question: "Resolved, That the gold standard in the United States is desirable." Principal Disputants.--Affirmative: DeBray's Camp.--Negative: Letchworth's Camp...