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...foundation. In those cases where corruption and bribery have been clearly demonstrated, it has invariably been discovered that a group of the most successful business men of the community have combined to achieve the election or appointment of a corrupt man to a comparatively small position for their private profit. It is my firm conviction that except for certain large contributions which have unquestionably been paid for by percentages in the tariff schedules there is practically no return given for any contributions to party funds...
...benefits of European travel at the least possible expense. Thee trips will last about ten weeks and will include, besides the regular period of study at the universities, tours of devastated area, theatrical entertainments, trips to points of interest, and many other activities designed for pleasure as well as profit...
...have been distributed to the local farmers, and an entirely new method of reeling the skeins has been adopted, so that within the last two years 80 percent of the silk production of this province has been revolutionized to the great satisfaction of the American mills, and to the profit of the Cantonese producers...
...Profit as Well as Satisfaction...
...this competition will have the opportunity to be of service to Harvard and will find profit as well as satisfaction in the serving. They will meet prominent men, in and out of college, and will gain an acquaintance with their fellows and a knowledge of their university that they could hardly obtain in any other way. They will become a real part of Harvard. On the technical side, they will acquire experience in gathering news; they will learn to write. And the more they write, the better they will be able to write...