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Signor Coppola of Italy caused a slight rift in the general felicitations. His speech was a mixture of pessimism and militarism; and called for the study of disarmament "on political not technical grounds...
...Asquith) and ex-Premier George swore eternal peace. The Mr. Asquith said the Mr. George was a seer and a gladiator, possessed of unfailing sympathy for the common people. Mr. George referred to the "characteristic warm and generous tribute" of his chief. Apparently there is now no rift in the Liberal lute. Differences had arisen concerning the Party's leadership when Mr. Asquith was elevated to the peerage. As Lord Oxford, he retains the Liberal leadership...
...rift: The Grand National Assembly at Angora extended for a month martial law declared in the vilayets occupied by the rebellious Kurds (TIME, Mar. 9, 16). The General Staff of the Army warned the inhabitants against aiding in any manner whatsoever the revolt against the authority of the republican government. The clouds grew dense...
...Another rift: Three days after, the Turkish Army moved against the Kurds, who were occupying the fastnesses of the hills to the north of Diarbekr in Turkish Kurdistan. An encircling movement began. . The clouds closed again and the view was obscured...
...been urged that when two nations are too deeply severed in tradition, culture, and intellectual attitude. It is dangerous for them to study each other too closely. The perception of an unbridgeable gap may be another wedge to drive wider apart the rift of international misunderstanding. But whether the cause of international amity be promoted or not by indiscriminate exchange of students, it is certain that residence among a foreign people incites to closer self-scrutiny, more accurate national appraisement, and a healthier spirit of international understanding...