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...this effect is borne out by his shifting position on international relations. Once a sturdy Leaguer, he is now a hesitant World Court man, and suspected by newsgatherers of trimming his helm as the breeze may blow, off-shore or overseas. With all his other qualifications, he could well afford to speak out, in simple, declarative English on one or the other side of every so-called "issue" of his time. But he does not speak out. And it may be significant that most of the newsgatherers upon whose help he plans to rely in lieu of an active personal...
...French Olympic Committee the French Government gave 1,500,000 francs "for preparation," promised 1,500,000 more in June. Said the secretary of M. Briand, Foreign Minister of the most parsimonious nation in the world, "We can't afford to lose...
...education. Men like Henry Adams scoffed at the idea of self-education in the nineteenth century. No wonder that so many students in this complex age turn back in distress at the magnitude of the task set before them. To many experience alone means education. To these outside activities afford this experience...
...resignation of Regent Matthew Luce which was tendered to the college authorities yesterday afternoon was greeted with complete surprise by President Lowell. It is undecided whether the University can afford to lose one so valuable to the working of its smooth running machine...
...Passed a bill sponsored by Chairman Butler of the Naval Affairs Committee to afford Gold Star Mothers and unremarried widows two-week trips (first class) to U. S. cemeteries in Europe at Government expense, any time within three years after July 1, 1928; sent it to the Senate...