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...that war is preventable, Mr. Wood draws an interesting analogy between the flood-prevention work of a civil engineer on the banks of the Mississippi, and the various opportunities for prevention work which are now open to lovers of peace. The tone of the essay is conciliatory and well-bred. It neither barks nor bites...
...opinion," controversy waxed hot between them. Each was the other's particular scorn, and their feuds filled editorial and communication columns with inky battles. The amity between them now is perhaps a sign of decadence; a little more discord might encourage good-natured argument, and from argument is bred opinion. But as long as tactful, sympathetic criticism is the only intercourse between them, no one will ever be moved to enthusiasm by their disagreements...
...Germany a larger freedom and liberty of action. Making Germany responsible for her own good behavior and for the fulfillment of her treaty obligations, it was held by those who did not see things as the French did, would not only contribute tot he earlier passing of the passions bred by the war, but would also enable Germany to guide her own economic recovery in such a way that she could make maximum reparation payments to France...
...supremacy refuses to be downed, though various incantations have been chanted before it. Heywood, Broun John Farrar, George Chappell, and their fellow-conspirators have reared it out of an excellent brand of ektoplasm, and the creature stands, menacingly real, before the eyes of the critics who are watching college-bred literature. The latest appearance of the ghost was in a review (by one of the conspirators) of the "Eight More Harvard Poets". After declaring that of course "there is nothing in the book approaching the fire and genius of the Benets of Yale", he enters into a charming digression which...
When a lady is grossly insulted, there is, in civilized countries, a double remedy. If the offender has the pretensions of a gentleman, he may be killed. If he is simply ill-bred, a dog-whip is substituted for the sword. It may be I lack the courage for martyrdom, even if I possessed the convenient opportunity. In any event I am strongly persuaded that Mr. Borah belongs to the latter class...