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This situation produced a note of protest to the U. S. Department of State from Vincent Massey, Canadian Minister to the U. S. Last fortnight Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg replied. He regretted that the order would "cause some hardship," said that "those who obviously cannot hope to receive immigration visas for some time to come" would be "clearly informed of their status" so that they could "make their plans accordingly." He also promised that, if necessary, the six-month time allowance before the order takes effect would be extended. And, finally, he promised to bring the question...
...explanation for these posters was furnished by the Opposition press, which declared: "The recent abdication of Crown Prince Carol. (TIME, Jan. 11, 1926) is now widely interpreted as a protest against Prince Babu Stirbey's having compromised his [Carol's] mother and made his father appear ridiculous. . . .It is understood that Prince Carol encountered Prince Babu Stirbey in the antechamber of Queen Marie's apartments and proceeded to box his ears...
...like effect to President Kalinin of the Soviet; the Polish foreign minister forwarded a similar communication to the Soviet Foreign Office. The Polish government seemed to have done all that was reasonably possible. But the matter was not allowed to drop by the Soviet officials, and a sharp protest was returned to the Polish officials...
...appointment of a commission to review the Sacco-Vanzetti case, composed of President Lowell, President S. W. Stratton of M. I. T. and former Judge Robert Grant has already brought forth a storm of protest from such prominent men as T. J. Boynton, former attorney general of the Commonwealth and F. A. Goodwin, Registrar of Motor Vehicles. The former declared in an address to the alumni association of the Suffolk Law School that "there is absolutely no need for any fact finding commission in this case" and the latter declared that such action would be "a direct attack...
...Whiskey Protest. " Attention has previously been called to numerous arbitrary restrictions imposed on the medical profession by unnecessary restrictive enforcement regulations regarding medicinal agents. I need only mention the statement on the back of a recent issue of the Volstead prescription book: i. e., 'You are personally responsible for this book. It will not be replaced if lost and failure to properly safeguard it will result in revocation of your permit.' Such a statement may be characterized only as insulting to an honored profession."?Wendell C. Phillips, retiring President...