The World's Work, Volume 2Doubleday, Page & Company, 1901 A history of our time. |
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Page 690
... hand of its enemy is not even a decent treat- ment of the law . Peculiarly unfortunate was this appointment because it is an act of con- tempt to the purity of the classified service . It strikes at the very root of the merit system ...
... hand of its enemy is not even a decent treat- ment of the law . Peculiarly unfortunate was this appointment because it is an act of con- tempt to the purity of the classified service . It strikes at the very root of the merit system ...
Page 693
... hand , there is a strong and necessary tendency in the conduct of the church papers to make and to keep them organs of their particular sects . This is a necessary and useful service , but the general liberalization of thought has made ...
... hand , there is a strong and necessary tendency in the conduct of the church papers to make and to keep them organs of their particular sects . This is a necessary and useful service , but the general liberalization of thought has made ...
Page 700
... hand . He has a keen insight into . human nature , and a wonderful readiness in grasping the details of the ... hands . Governors and ministers have become prominent and have achieved even in- ternational reputations , but they have ...
... hand . He has a keen insight into . human nature , and a wonderful readiness in grasping the details of the ... hands . Governors and ministers have become prominent and have achieved even in- ternational reputations , but they have ...
Page 717
... hand . Its chief support was derived from lending money to the Persian government at interest of fifteen per cent . , and the importation of silver bullion to be struck into krans ( the commercial unit of value , about ten cents ) in ...
... hand . Its chief support was derived from lending money to the Persian government at interest of fifteen per cent . , and the importation of silver bullion to be struck into krans ( the commercial unit of value , about ten cents ) in ...
Page 718
... hand is heavy on the recalci- trant , his largess and his trade are always in the van of his progress , and his transporta- tion systems are crowded forward with a swift- ness that makes the rest of the world wonder . He conciliates ...
... hand is heavy on the recalci- trant , his largess and his trade are always in the van of his progress , and his transporta- tion systems are crowded forward with a swift- ness that makes the rest of the world wonder . He conciliates ...
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Page 730 - That the Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise lodgment in or control over any portion of said island.
Page 728 - Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.
Page 728 - Spain relinquishes all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. And as the island is, upon its evacuation by Spain, to be occupied by the United States, the United States will, so long as such occupation shall last, assume and discharge the obligations that may under international law result from the fact of its occupation, for the protection of life and property.
Page 730 - President is hereby authorized to leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution, which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba substantially as follows: "1.
Page 732 - Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity and the security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes.
Page 731 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 730 - That the Government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba.
Page 730 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Page 730 - That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein.
Page 731 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.