Word: neutralize
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...been either wholly independent or wholly subservient to the mother country. Our system has worked admirably, but since the interests of the country have become so complicated, faults have cropped out. A rift has grown up between the spheres of action of the national and state governments, and this neutral ground is now a field of refuge for all the men of great fortune who wish to work without supervision...
...saying that the forces that are making towards peace are many and well organized. The independence of nations has made them strong, and their equality follows from this independence. Independence in its execution leads to dependence on others, and so to interdependence. Consequently when war breaks out, the neutral nations suffer with the guilty; there is a state of confusion, and trade is paralyzed. Hence the non-combatants will try to make peace between the belligerents if only from a selfish motive...
...subject of war loans was then taken up, and Mr. Hirst showed that they differ little from arms and ammunition which are never supplied by neutral nations to countries at war. Wars should be paid for as much as possible by taxes, and heavy taxes should be imposed at the beginning of a war when the people are able to pay them...
...violence. Of the new rules, the one requiring a gain of 10 yards in three downs is responsible for yesterday's low score, for neither team could gain this distance consistently. The quarterback kick was successfully used by the University team, but the forward pass was a failure. The neutral zone rule appeared to be a very wise provision, as it made it much easier to follow the plays through the line...
...Neutral Zone...