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...Chambers of Commerce, the American Legion, the Non-Partisan League, and the American Federation of Labor, occasionally carry on agitation and bring pressure to bear in order to influence legislation. And government in America has been defined as the result of the pressure of these organized opinions on the Central Legislative Body. But the great mass of American sentiment remains unorganized, and expresses itself only through admittedly inadequate mediums--individual communications, mass meetings called for special purposes, and the passing of occasional resolutions. Any movement of a new group to make its influence felt in the time between elections points...
Evidence is becoming overwhelming that, in spite of the wordy smoke-screen and conciliatory barrage emanating from Berlin, German character has not much changed with defeat. This is partly due to the Teutonic mind which refused to believe that the Central Powers were crushed; partly due to the obvious facts that old international jealousies and frictions are cropping out among the Allies. But whatever the causes of the regeneration of the old Prussian arrogance, the world is endangered until the Germans are made to realize that they must turn over a new leaf...
...teaching staff at the Prospect Union for the coming year is now being selected. In accord with the spirit and purpose of the founders of the Union in Central Square, preference will be given, other things being equal, to Harvard instructors, graduate students, and certain specially qualified undergraduates. Classes and lectures, held principally during the evening, will include elementary, commercial, technical, and cultural subjects...
...fact remains, however, that Jenkins has received very bad treatment. He was arrested because he was caught with some bandits whom he swore had kidnapped him. As he was a consular agent, of the United States, the Mexican central government has the right to intervene in his behalf. Paragraph VI of Article 104 of the Mexican Constitution promulgated in February, 1917, expressly states that the Mexican federal tribunals shall take cognizance of all cases concerning diplomatic agents and consular officers. The refusal of the Carranza government to interfere can mean only one thing--an international break with the United States...
Members of the junior service act as private secretaries to the ambassadors and ministers, or they may be assigned to special work by the Central Diplomatic Staff. Before appointment as consuls they serve a year in each of the branches of the diplomatic service and a year in travel from consulate to consulate primarily to study procedure in the different branches...