Word: offing
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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One of the most significant and far reaching issues of the election is the adoption by California by a large majority of the amendment to the alien land-tenure act. The existing law, adopted in 1913, prohibits actual ownership of farm lands to aliens who are ineligible for American citizenship...
Yet figures show that for the present, at least, these apprehensions are unjustified. Moreover, the amendment is in conflict with the present Japanese treaty which permits Japanese residents to "own, hire, and occupy houses, manufactories, warehouses, shops and premises, and lease lands for residential and commercial purposes." The amendment als...
Japan is very sensitive on this subject. Many Japanese newspapers have even urged war if the amendment were passed. It is significant that the State Department has been in conference with the Japanese Ambassador. It is believed that it has been made clear to him that the movement does not...
There will be the usual 10 minutes of singing, led by M. A. Shattuck 3L.
The Yale University and 1924 harriers overwhelmed the two University packs at the annual race held over the Belmont hills on Saturday. The University score was 16 to 41, while the Freshmen trailed to the tune of 18 to 44. E. Siemens, the Yale captain, recently elected to fill Reed...