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...terms such demands were equivalent to an ultimatum from Tokyo demanding that President Roosevelt disband the Democratic Party on the Pacific-Coast, appoint a Japanese puppet Governor of California and withdraw all U. S. military forces to east of the Rocky Mountains...
...fundamental machinery" we mean the manner of faculty appointment and promotion, which is probably the very heart of the success of an educational institution. For many decades Yale has been almost unique in the country in giving the power to appoint and promote almost exclusively to the body of full professors in each school. The President has only a power of veto which has for obvious reasons been used put rarely. In practice this system has meant that the so-called "elder statesmen" in each department away the destinies of those among the lower ranks and of those who hope...
Occasionally, like Mr. Dawes, he has tried to hurry up Senate proceedings, has threatened, in disputes with the House, to appoint Senate conferees who would favor Administration bills but his net accomplishment of such rough & ready shortcuts has been negligible. His real work begins when he turns the chair over to a colleague and wanders down to the floor to confer with Senators, when he chats with Senatorial friends over a few highballs in his office, when Leader Robinson, Whip Harrison and other Administration men of House and Senate drop in to consult him. For he is recognized...
Thus last week Lord Rothermere uprose to speak for Lord Mottistone's motion to appoint a Cabinet Minister to co-ordinate British defenses against attack. Boomed Lord Rothermere...
When the Board of Directors met in Manhattan next day, four Gimbels (unnamed) were on Richard's side. But Cousin Bernard rounded up enough votes to confirm Richard's dismissal, appoint Mr. Kaufmann to succeed him. Again, Richard met the newshawks, told them the executives of other Gimbel stores were "scabs," then blurted menacingly: "If you boys are going to take sides, better choose the right side." Philadelphia newspapers saved themselves the trouble by discreetly ignoring the whole fight...