Word: britain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...form and analysis of the subject and their rebuttal was particularly good. For Worcester, J. T. Madden, W. E. Prince, and F. J. Rooney based their arguments on England's claim to suzerainty and her right to demand a reduction of the franchise requirements. The Freshmen showed that Great Britain had neither special rights under the conventions nor general rights in international law to interfere, and that the Transvaal was willing to make some concessions. Williams' speech in rebuttal was the best of the evening. The judges were General Rockwood Hoar, Colonel Samuel E. Winslow, and Honorable Charles G. Washburn...
...question for January 15 is: "Resolved, That a limited monarchy, such as Great Britain, is preferable to a republican form of government such as the United States." Affirmative -- F. C. Keffer, C. Loring, E. L. Lane. Negative--D. A. Baldwin, W. S. Archibald, A. H. Weed...
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...
...prevent the Transvaal from having even a moderate self-government, and after that year the Boers became entirely unaccustomed to independent government. The Jameson raid was the real cause of the present disturbance, which was greatly increased by the pressure of England's claims to suzerainty. If Great Britain had thrown aside these claims she would have come to peaceable conclusions. Gold was discovered and the land formerly belonging to the government was acquired by the Uitlanders on the understanding that the government was to receive royalties on it. The continual flow of capital into the Transvaal gives proof that...
...same, but different aspects are taken up at each meeting. Professor James is now in Scotland, but will not lecture until Professor Royce arrives, when he will have exclusive charge of the Edinburgh University, while Professor Royce meets the students of the other three universities. While in Great Britain, Professor Royce has agreed to give one lecture on some philosophical topic, not yet chosen, before the University of Glasgow and one before Manchester College, Oxford...