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...incident although comparatively unimportant in itself, shows that Gandhi's policy of moderation is no longer enough for all the members of his party. At the coming Congress Gandhi will face a crisis in his career as nationalist leader. If he can command the gathering, the present movement will probably go no further than the recent compromise with Great Britain; if the Congress gets out of his control, the revolutionists will probably stand out for complete independence. The fate of India may seem of little importance at this distance, but the course of the next few days...
...University, such as Harvard, where there is no specific emphasis on music can not expect to develop an orchestra of professional standing, but the Pierian should be capable of maintaining sufficiently high standards to enable it to command the attention of all those interested in instrumental work. At the moment there is a determined effort being made to accomplish this, but the orchestra must have outside support in order to carry its program through...
With the increased efficiency in industry derived from the constant supply of skilled labor, running time in the factory will be cut down and the worker will have greater leisure at his command. Greater leisure will mean heavier demands on the individual's own resources which must be developed through general education. For, unlike the artisan in medieval days, the modern man is unable to draw any real enjoyment from his work, and consequently he must look for it in another direction. When vocational specialization is carried down into a man's early years he can not form the general...
There is also the roaring command "Everybody to the bar! The drinks are on the house!" Immensely funny are the exaggerated writhings of William Farnum's conscience as the battle for his soul goes on between Little Mary and the Demon Rum. Funny is the frail barroom, which trembles as if it were about to go to pieces at the first premonition of the great fight scene. That these excellences are unintentional in no way detracts from the power of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. Yet there is pathos in it too, for William Farnum and Thomas Santschi used...
...League's ambition to bring together elements as different as the farm-laborites, socialists, and middle-class progressives is a source both of strength and of weakness. By such a coalition, it can command a greater number of votes than any of the blocs alone. At the same time the difficulty of agreeing on a specific common program is much increased...