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...told, has a habit of repeating itself. The conquered Prussians, by means of an apparently harmless system of military training, were able to put on the field at Waterloo a force of men that turned the tide against Napoleon; today, "The Reichstag has voted a law to establish universally courses in physical training, lasting from one to two years, for all young men under twenty-five. Under an inoffensive name it has in reality created a complete system of intensive military training." The comparison is obvious...
...perhaps the Central American polititians have evolved a new scheme for beating the high cost of living. Professor Taussig tells us that prices depend upon the quantity of money; possibly the government hopes that by establishing a porcelain currency system, then merely sitting still and waiting for the money to break, the amount of money will be so much reduced that prices will fall almost to nothing, everyone will feel happy, and the administration, by claiming the credit, would establish itself in the good graces of the public and for the first time in history be able to complete...
Coach Bingham's task this year was not primarily to win the meets of the season;--it was rather to establish a new system of track which would be self sustaining and which would not depend on preparatory school stars. But in order to attain this purpose it was, to put it paradoxically, of first importance that this particular team he a winner. Success this spring meant and means now that it is gained, that each year more and more new material will be available for track, that each year will be more and more successful. Victory over Princeton...
...University extends a cordial welcome to the Japanese team which is here to establish the same friendly relations between America and the Far East in sports, that has already been established in academic affairs...
...employees is that they may be only permitted to deal with each other in such a way that they will not interfere with the rights of the public such as the maintenance of satisfactory public services. There is as much reason to control labor unions as corporations and to establish open shops everywhere. The right to organize has a negative as well as an affirmative side. If the union first, the United States second' is the watchword, and if a man cannot get a job unless he joins a union, even although he thoroughly disagrees with its aims, then...