Word: methodical
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...foreign trade. An exhaustive study is being made to bring the information on foreign trade up to date and to present in such form that it will be useful when the particular plank of foreign trade is formulated by the Committee on Platforms at the convention. A similar method is followed by the other sub-committees...
...Constitution has become a paradox. Radical though the proposed changes may seem, we should not fear to accept a responsibility on which depends the accomplishment of good government in the future. The foundations of the Constitution are still sound, but a thorough reorganization of departments and legislative method should take place. The number of departments should be reduced to a minimum, each subdivided into a series of sections whose field would be clearly defined and limited. To supervise and unify the departments, a board of experts consisting of the best executive minds obtainable should be set up to direct...
...National Convention in 1896, and to two New York State Conventions. He is best known, however, for his fearless work in reforming Sing-Sing Prison. Until his resignation last week he was Commandant of the United States Naval Prison at Portsmouth, where he had great success in introducing a method of self-government by the prisoners, which gained for the convicts who had served their terms the privilege of re-entering the service, where over 80 per cent have made good...
...that he believes in "a square deal." Of course, but that means nothing. Mr. Hoover has shown, both by act and by word, that he really understands the tremendous difficulties of the problems involved, and that he has definite ideas as to the solution of, and at least a method of approach toward solving, these vital questions...
...Sabatini's mode of presentation. He has chosen the most difficult of all modes--the direct. Torquemada speaks for Torquemada, fully and at length. The great men hold the center of the stage. Scott, Hugo, Dumas, all of the legion who have succeeded in popularizing history avoided this method as the devil. Minor figures, though principal characters in the story held the public eye, while the major figures in the world's history appeared and disappeared in the background. Yet there is more historical truth, more conviction, more delineation of character in Louis XI's treatment of Pierre Gringoire...