Word: protecting
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Princeton, N. J., Dr. van Dyke observed: "Who would be so unkind as to interrupt the bubbling joy of the author of Elmer Gantry in receiving the Nobel Prize?" Prizeman Lewis had hoped that Dr. van Dyke would not "demand the landing of U. S. Marines at Stockholm to protect American literary rights." Princeton's patriarch rejoined: "Why send the marines to Stockholm to interfere with the Babbitt? Just tell it to them...
...fighting age should refuse to fight and the dangerous and destructive heresy of such a remark has lead the Los Angeles Legionaires to rise in defense of the peace of their Californian domain by keeping the father of such ideas beyond their borders. An attitude of militant protection would seem to be the only way these professedly peace loving people can protect the sanctity of their homes from pacificism. It is unfortunate that instead of advocating pacificism Professor Einstein did not make a plea to keep the world safe for democracy...
These notices, posted every 20 years under the laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 187, Section 3, are merely a legal formality to protect the University's title to its property...
...Bennett proposal was twofold: 1) To put a high tariff wall around the Empire, thus ensuring that the Mother Country would buy more raw materials and foodstuffs from her dominions; 2) To leave untouched the low tariff walls erected by dominions to protect their infant industries even from the Mother Country's competition, though giving her through "Imperial preference" an advantage over countries outside the Empire...
...publisher of the Enquirer, paid $420,000 at private auction for the limping Commercial Tribune. For two decades the McLean interests operated both papers, strategically covering the adherents of both major parties. Also there was another, probably stronger motive for keeping the Commercial Tribune alive: its presence served to protect the thriving Enquirer against invasion of the morning field by outside competition- possibly Hearst. Year ago shrewd General Manager William F. Wiley contracted for United Press and Universal Service to augment the Enquirer's Associated Press franchise. Then, according to report, Publisher Edward Beale ("Ned") McLean...