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...from voting on the amendment. The vote showed 55 Senators in favor of the Borah amendment, and none opposed. In the passage of the completed measure, the vote was almost as unanimous-73 to 3. Senator Borah, however, was one of the three voting in the negative, in verbal protest against spending $60,000,000 more. No one was deceived in the real intent and purpose of the Borah amendment. Its relation to postal salaries is purely formal and entirely secondary. Its purpose is to keep tab on both parties during the coming campaign. A few days later the House...
...Lord's and the fullness thereof," and "The profit of the earth is for all." Nevertheless, the bill was not taken seriously, was defeated 176 to 164 votes. ¶The subject of a reduction of Minister for Labor Tom Shaw's salary by ?100 (Conservative protest against Labor's inactive unemployment policy) was again brought up (TIME, June 2). The Premier made it evident that the Government would resign if it were defeated. Referring to the Opposition he said: "If they think they are going to benefit Europe and their own country, as well as have...
Having been ordered to remove all religious emblems from their buildings by the Moslem authorities, the directors of French and Italian schools removed everything but the cross, which, in the circumstances, was the one bit of advertising likely to give offense; for this, they were immediately closed, and protest was made by their respective governments. The National Assembly was undoubtedly quite within its rights in refusing to allow foreign schools of a different faith to make converts of its citizens; but with such summary action, it is almost inevitable that the gain in internal religious morale will be more than...
...reactions which most persons anticipated at the time have been developing precisely as foreseen. Tokio news dispatches report numerous and violent mob demonstrations, and foreign correspondents tell of various petty discourtesies indicative of a feeling of bitter resentment on the part of minor officials. The latest bit of popular protest is the suicide of a active before the gates of the American Embassy...
...somewhat stupid senatorial bluntness, that fact makes the present situation no less tense, or the ultimate outcome no more discernible. As it is almost a foregone conclusion that the United States will not revoke its discriminatory legislation, interest centers about Japan's probable course of action when her protest is turned aside. As present indications suggest, that course will be one of fiery demonstration on the part of the nation and more or less half-hearted attempts at repression by the government...