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...disturbance of the peace of the world before this resort to pacific consideration of a question, is regarded as a matter of such grave importance as to be no longer tolerated, and against such action the League would use its economic and military forces...
...contract, which was then called sacred. Often, a few years later, this sanction was not found sufficient to deter rulers from action contrary to the treaty, if policy seemed to make such action advantageous. The League to Enforce Peace aims to provide such sanction as will prevent hostilities, until resort has been had to a judicial tribunal or a council of conciliation, as a it has been found that mere recommendation that such a course be followed is not sufficient...
...proposed tutorial course and substitution of a written examination as a last resort only render the Orals more useless and inadequate. The original purpose of the Orals, although poorly carried out in the present method, is completely destroyed by alleviating the already too insufficient examination...
...many good men ask: Why resort to military force? Why not try milder measures; a conference of the members of the league, or commercial non-intercourse? To pledge nations to declare war is a dreadful thing. Apply the same question to the maintenance of order within a city. Why have a policeman, and why should he be armed? If he sees a burglar breaking into a house, or a highwayman attacking a wayfarer, why should he not call a meeting of the city council for conference Why instead of having a police force, should not the citizens agree to boycott...
...claimed, for example, that an orchestra of greater experience and ability could be made up from undergraduates outside of the Pierian, than from those in it. Moreover, social qualifications have so restricted the Society in the choice of its conductors, that it has had to resort to graduates and even to professionals for its leaders. The charge of professionalism is further advanced on account of the employment of Symphony men in the annual concerts. Nor can the general work of the Society be given a very high place, either in the variety of their programmes, or in the quality...