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Representative Perl Decker had asked whether , in light of Great Britain's wanton disregard of generally accepted mari- time codes , the United States was to " go to war to prevent a modification of international law governing the use ...
Representative Perl Decker had asked whether , in light of Great Britain's wanton disregard of generally accepted mari- time codes , the United States was to " go to war to prevent a modification of international law governing the use ...
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Large headlines , which supersede the old - time editorial ... are theirs for the asking . ... should be passed and adhered to by the young men ... asked to enter the trenches of Europe " : 34 Ibid . , p . 342. For quotation see Edmund ...
Large headlines , which supersede the old - time editorial ... are theirs for the asking . ... should be passed and adhered to by the young men ... asked to enter the trenches of Europe " : 34 Ibid . , p . 342. For quotation see Edmund ...
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1 " Oh , if we were asked simply to vote to protect American rights , " exclaimed Representative Clarence Dill , Democrat of Washington , " I would be willing to vote all the ...
1 " Oh , if we were asked simply to vote to protect American rights , " exclaimed Representative Clarence Dill , Democrat of Washington , " I would be willing to vote all the ...
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Contents
The People versus the Interests | 19 |
The Anathemas Foreign Entanglements | 34 |
A Great Step Backward | 48 |
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| Title | Congressional Opposition to War: 1917 |
| Author | Clarence Ruben Stay |
| Contributor | Stanford University. Department of History |
| Publisher | Stanford University, 1961 |
| Length | 162 pages |
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