Word: britain
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...Stefansson has explored at least one-fourth of the million square miles of the hitherto unknown polar regions. He has discovered new islands, one of which is almost as large as Great Britain, corrected the outline of others on the map, established the non-existence of one supposedly-discovered island, and upset all the prevailing ideas of life and vegetation in the far north. His reports have been authenticated by the world's leading scientists, and three National Geographical Societies have awarded him gold medals in recognition of his achievements...
Senator Borah is apparently tired of disarmament talk; he wants action. He has offered a joint resolution in Congress providing that the United States with Great Britain and Japan agree to a fifty percent cut in naval construction for five years...
Congress will decide between these two extremes. If the Secretary is to secure his enormous naval appropriation, he must explain why he would stir up all this preparation when the war is over and our only two rivals on the sea, Great Britain and Japan, have already signified their willingness to work towards disarmament if this country follows suit. Otherwise Congress is likely to agree with Senator Borah that the United States is tired of disarmament talk; it wants action and if economy comes with it, so much the better. We must not overlook the greatest possible chance to achieve...
...encouraged and even secretly inaugurated, societies that are avowedly and actively hostile to the British government. The extend to which these followers of the Sinn Fein have been wrought up was undeniably demonstrated by the Union Club incident in New York--an incident constituting a direct insult to Great Britain and American citizens as well. When De Valera's activities, or those of his immediate adjutants, induce such proceedings, it is time that those--activities should be stopped...
...most important thought in the mind of both the skilled and the unskilled laborer today," declared Whiting Williams last evening at the Union, speaking in the light of his ten months' experience as ordinary workingman in the mines, shipyards and factories of the United States and Great Britain. "When I was working in a steel center in Pennsylvania thousands had been laid off, and more were losing their jobs every day. Seventy-five men waited out in the cold for several hours on the chance of being one of the two men wanted for one day's work. When...