City Club Bulletin, Volumes 14-151919 - New York (N.Y.) |
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... immigrants in this country who have come from the substratum of European society , and who are no more fit to have a part in governing us than so many South Sea can- nibals . In later years , there have come among us underwhelms from ...
... immigrants in this country who have come from the substratum of European society , and who are no more fit to have a part in governing us than so many South Sea can- nibals . In later years , there have come among us underwhelms from ...
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... immigrant paused a moment to take in the gigantic panorama of New York Harbor , which was unfolding itself majestically as the steamer rushed onward . The great landmark of the harbor towered up before them , her arms lifted high in ...
... immigrant paused a moment to take in the gigantic panorama of New York Harbor , which was unfolding itself majestically as the steamer rushed onward . The great landmark of the harbor towered up before them , her arms lifted high in ...
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... immigrant . [ Applause . ] You have got to look out for your schools . Your schools are slipping , all over the country . The average pay of teachers in 1918 was a little under seven hundred dollars , about half what we pay a Mexican ...
... immigrant . [ Applause . ] You have got to look out for your schools . Your schools are slipping , all over the country . The average pay of teachers in 1918 was a little under seven hundred dollars , about half what we pay a Mexican ...
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... immigrants ? Are they being absorbed ? No , they are not ! Mr. Lewis Post of the Immigration Department of the Department of Labor refused his permission to Americans to coöperate to Americanize these immigrants , and we have demanded that ...
... immigrants ? Are they being absorbed ? No , they are not ! Mr. Lewis Post of the Immigration Department of the Department of Labor refused his permission to Americans to coöperate to Americanize these immigrants , and we have demanded that ...
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to Americanize these immigrants , and we have demanded that he be re- moved . [ Great applause . ] We hold no brief against Mr. Post except that his record is such that no American would look at it and say , " Well done . " The American ...
to Americanize these immigrants , and we have demanded that he be re- moved . [ Great applause . ] We hold no brief against Mr. Post except that his record is such that no American would look at it and say , " Well done . " The American ...
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Page 226 - If a state so invited shall refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the League for the purposes of such dispute, and shall resort to war against a member of the League, the provisions of Article 16 shall be applicable as against the state taking such action.
Page 230 - shall be the duty of the Council in such cases to recommend to the several governments concerned what effective military, naval, or air force the members of the League shall severally contribute to the armed forces to be used
Page 230 - The members of the League agree, further, that they will mutually support one another in the financial and economic measures which are taken under this article, in order to minimize the loss and inconvenience resulting from the above measures . . .
Page 230 - against all other members of the League, which hereby undertake immediately to subject it to the severance of all trade or financial relations, the prohibition of all intercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant-breaking state, and the prevention of all financial, commercial, or personal intercourse between the nationals of the covenant-breaking state and the nationals of any other state, whether a member of the League or not.
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Page 97 - in case a foreigner or a foreign juridical person owning land ceases to be capable of enjoying the right of ownership in land, the ownership of such land shall revert to the national treasury unless he disposes of it within a period of one year.
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Page 96 - Obviously, this situation is deplorable. A nation, no more than a man, should be placed in a position where an outsider can demand the opening of the door without giving a full account of himself and showing that he is a fit person to enjoy the hospitality that he seeks.