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...ungrudging sacrifices of our own incomparable soldiers-we turned our backs upon our associates and refused to bear any responsible part in the administration of peace, or the firm and permanent establishment of the results of the War-won at so terrible a cost of life and treasure-and withdrew into a sullen and selfish isolation which is deeply ignoble because manifestly cowardly and dishonorable...
...Government. President Coolidge ("the taciturn") described the conference as restricted by the French as " wholly futile and useless." Secretary Hughes said that an inquiry under such terms would be reduced to a mere "audit." Although the door was left open to France in case Premier Poincaré withdrew from his position, such an eventuality was considered extremely improbable...
...dozen jury members will thereupon witness a performance of the play and meditate upon its merits and demerits. If nine of the meditations are finally unfavorable, a decision will be rendered to the producer. He will proceed to delete offensive sections of his entertainment?or withdrew it altogether...
...Filipino government in Washington, and in this capacity he has made several addresses in the east. He comes to Boston primarily to confer with Mr. Moorfield Storey '66, a Boston attorney, who was an ardent advocate of independence for the Philippines at the time when the United States withdrew its military authority from the islands after the Spanish-American war. Mr. Storey will introduce Mr. Guevara this evening...
...mayoralty race two years ago" he said "there were five democratic candidates for mayor. On the eve of the election, four of them withdrew in favor of Mr. Quinn, who, as a result became mayor. Since that time, two of those four men have been appointed to salaried executive positions in the city administration, positions for which they are totally unfitted by their training...