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...present it is undeniably the procedure of the United States to support, in a civil conflict, the administration favorable to North American business. And however pragmatically sound this policy may be, it is not held to be morally defensible by its opponents here and abroad. To collect debts and alter governments by force of arms as the United States has regularly done is usually called imperialism, despite the assertions of Mr. Coolidge. It was the treatment of Nicaragua several decades ago that gave rise to the term "dollar diplomacy", and more recently the casual remark of a marine...
...applications of the Class of 1929 for Senior rooms in the Yard next year must be handed in at the Bursar's Office by 5 o'clock today without fail if they are to be considered. At this hour the Senior Dormitory Committee will collect them and hold the draw immediately, in order that the results may be determined in time for announcement in tomorrow morning's CRIMSON...
...fair play we don't want anything else, because I'm sure we will win if we get that" were the words of "Chief" De Valera, radical leader in Ireland, in an interview at the Copley Plaza last night. The chief is visiting the United States to collect money enabling him to found an unprejudiced daily paper in Ireland. He talked English with a strong Irish accent as he put forth the main purpose for his short visit to America...
...Governor Smith acted with dispatch, and ordered the inquiry himself. Last fortnight he appointed Justice Townsend Scudder of the New York Supreme Court to hear the evidence. Justice Scudder in turn chose special counsel to collect the evidence and prosecute. Justice Scudder's choice of a prosecutor was interesting because it brought into play against the Irish-American political tradition represented by President Connolly, two wholly opposite traditions personified in Lawyer Emory Roy Buckner...
Such restriction is set up because famed billiard players are too talented. Without balklines they cunningly collect the three balls near a cushion and "nurse" them endlessly . . . click click . . . click click . . . scoring indefinitely...