Word: ultimatum
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Professor Harry Elmer Barnes has delivered another ultimatum to the world. Defying his critics to "scare him away," the expounder of historical sociology at Smith College serves notice that although of course he did not mean to begin a controversy in his recent address before the scientific congress he will now light to the finish. Then in a delicate touch the professor remarks that if his opponents had only kept quiet there would have been no public discussion of the question. But of course if they do take notice of him. Dr. Barnes will "raise the ante and stay...
Last night, Mayor Nichols declined to name any of the board members, although he said their decision would be announced tomorrow; neither did he say whether the members were policemen or dramatists. This board may deliver an ultimatum as to certain lines which must be cut before presentation, or it may refuse to allow the play in Boston on any conditions...
...unusually keen-cut terms the Mahatma proposed that the Congress deliver to the British Government an ultimatum in the following sense...
...Indian National Congress really possessed the prestige to induce all Indians to declare a boycott at Gandhi's order, even the Empire Prime Minister, big and beefy Stanley Baldwin, might well tremble at the ultimatum of India's skinny little saint. As matters stand, it can only be said that the Gandhi boycott of several years ago was a serious but not fatal blow to Great Britain's vital trade with India. Whether a more effective boycott could be staged next year is a question for Hindu Gods-and Mohammed's Allah-to answer. Last week...
...deacous and elders. But, though he went on to say that the book was based on the experiences of a young, unsophisticated minister, and that his purpose was only to maintain interest in his meetings, the conservative board voted angrily for good old gospel sermons, and read its ultimatum to him. There was no escape. Another baton is dropped before it can even be handed on; the old-time religion scores a coup the voices of gold, once ringing melodiously on Sunday evenings, are stilled, and their author must meekly resume the old, old path...