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Concerning anticlericalism in general, a question over which the whole of France is split, matters became graver when the Commission on Foreign Affairs protested because it had not been consulted by the Chamber's Finance Commission about the suppression of credits for the Embassy at the Vatican. On the advice of M. Louis Loucheur, who favors France maintaining diplomatic relations with the Pope, the commission decided to close discussion, preferring to wait until the question should come before the Chamber when everybody would express himself publicly on his own responsibility...
...mind, and woe be to the quaking financiers who oppose it. If the former soldiers embark on such a tempestuous career of political change, they will soon be labeled "socialistic" by their former allies, and the great Fascist alliance of American capital and ex-soldiery will be split asunder. It the Legion is to be congratulated on its vigorous advocacy of a measure which will distribute more justly the burden of war, the association of standpatters and bogey-hunters is to be condoled with upon its loss of a capable if strongheaded ally...
...blooded stock and crowds of enthusiastic people. At dinner in the evening, he spoke at Stock Yards Inn on the post-War troubles of livestock raisers. Fourteen hours after arriving in Chicago, the Presidential party started back for the Capital. ¶ On the return trip, B. & O. officials split the President's train in two at Willard, Ohio, and the through cars went ahead in a special section arriving two and a half hours ahead of time. In the dining car, the steward asked: "Is your coffee all right?" "Delicious," retorted Mrs. Coolidge. "What did you think...
This competition is the easiest of the three that are held annually. It is split up by the Christmas vacation, which provides a pleasant interlude, and by the mid-year examination period, during which time candidates will be afforded ample time to prepare for their examinations. Although the work is harder than what is required of manager candidates it is far more interesting...
...competition will last for eleven weeks. The work will be lighter than in any other CRIMSON competition, since it is split up by Christmas vacation and the mid-year period. During the examination period candidates will be given plenty of time to prepare for their examinations and their work will accordingly be lightened...