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...brief announcement from the White House ended a long discussion. Thirty-one prisoners-the last of those convicted under the Espionage Act for speaking against the Government and exciting sentiment against the draft- were ordered released by the President...
...replied that she would join in the inquiry, providing the Allies agreed unanimously to invite her; Britain then addressed to France, Belgium, Italy a proposal that the inquiry or conference be held; these countries replied to Britain accepting the proposal " in principle"; Britain then submitted a draft of the invitation to be addressed to the U. S.; with "slight verbal changes " (by Belgium), Belgium and Italy approved the text of the invitation, but France knocked a lower card out of the house by insisting upon juxtaposing the words "present" and "capacity"; thereby causing the collapse of the whole structure...
...Colonel John H. Wigmore. He is the author of a Treatise on Evidence-the most celebrated treatise of its kind ever written. During the War, he was General Enoch H. Crowder's right- hand man in the formulation of the principles governing the Selective Service Draft. He is widely acquainted with the jurisprudence of other countries as well as with that of the U. S. No law teacher is better known to the profession...
...collection of Roosevelt books and manuscripts with portraits and original drawings for political cartoons placed in the Treasure Room of the Widener Library in connection with the anniversary of Roosevelt's birthday contains and especially interesting manuscript. This is the rough draft of a letter addressed by Roosevelt to General Shafter, August 4, 1898, urging that the American troops in Cuba be immediately transported North to prevent their destruction by disease. It was written the same day as the famous Round Robin which was signed by Roosevelt and by a number of other officers. The original draft intended apparently...
...interesting manuscript is the rough draft of a letter addressed by Roosevelt to General Shafter August 4th, 1898, urging that the American troops in Cuba be immediately transported North to prevent their destruction by disease. It was written the same day as the famous Round Robin which was signed by Roosevelt and by a number of other officers. The original draft intended apparently to be used as a newspaper interview but afterwards changed over in Mr. Roosevelt's hand to the form of a letter to his commanding officer, is shown in one of the cases. This manuscript, the cartoons...