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...assumption that " the Constitution follows the flag" is held to be " a figure of speech and a fiction " as far as the high seas are concerned...
...feel proud that I have been called upon to fill so high an office. If I should feel proud in the wrong way, the sight of that waving before me (pointing to a huge American flag suspended from the ceiling) will keep me steady...
...days of Parnell." It started by an insistance from the Labor benches that Mr. Bonar Law, the Premier, answer questions personally. This he was unable to do, owing to his throat trouble. A statement to this effect was a signal for a general outburst of Laborite fury. The Red Flag was sung, and the uproar became so terrific that the Speaker was compelled to adjourn the session. In the general exit a good deal of inadvertent jostling occurred. One Laborite complained that he had been hit by a Conservative, whereupon Colonel the Hon. Walter E. Guinness (Under Secretary of State...
...Labor Party in general has severely criticized those of its members who were responsible for the fracas, and it is understood that the members who resorted to singing the Red Flag afterwards apologized to the party...
Community Book Shop, as agents for The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, have an attractive proposition to offer those who would like to shake the dust of this arid country from their shoes for a short while and dwell under the British flag in pursuit of the well-known happiness...