Our Own Times: A Continuous History of the Twentieth Century, Volume 1Hazlitt Alva Cuppy J. A. Hill, 1904 |
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... march as that she had been caught and passed by the unexpected spurt of a wide - awake younger nation . Germany , too , was forging ahead at a rapid pace , leading the continental countries and threatening to seize those shreds of ...
... march as that she had been caught and passed by the unexpected spurt of a wide - awake younger nation . Germany , too , was forging ahead at a rapid pace , leading the continental countries and threatening to seize those shreds of ...
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... March 4 , 1901 , concentrated in a few words . the combined ethical and practical aims of the new colonial policy . In the more sweeping sense his statement reconciled the conflicting ele- ments . Of necessity the actual policy of ...
... March 4 , 1901 , concentrated in a few words . the combined ethical and practical aims of the new colonial policy . In the more sweeping sense his statement reconciled the conflicting ele- ments . Of necessity the actual policy of ...
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... March I six thou- sand insurgents , with twenty - five hundred rifles , were either captured or surrendered . The rigorous policy adopted by the American forces immediately after the second election of President McKinley was made manifest.
... March I six thou- sand insurgents , with twenty - five hundred rifles , were either captured or surrendered . The rigorous policy adopted by the American forces immediately after the second election of President McKinley was made manifest.
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... March 23 of the Filipino leader , Emilio Aguinaldo . This young man had been at the head of the insurrection from its beginning . Successive defeats had not deprived him of his prestige among the Tagals , and though the Americans had ...
... March 23 of the Filipino leader , Emilio Aguinaldo . This young man had been at the head of the insurrection from its beginning . Successive defeats had not deprived him of his prestige among the Tagals , and though the Americans had ...
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... March 22 , they were so short of food that they sent a runner forward , asking for supplies , which Aguinaldo promptly sent . The supposed letters from Lacuna had deceived him completely , and he ordered that the American prisoners be ...
... March 22 , they were so short of food that they sent a runner forward , asking for supplies , which Aguinaldo promptly sent . The supposed letters from Lacuna had deceived him completely , and he ordered that the American prisoners be ...
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Page 42 - 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...
Page 43 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defence, 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 114 - The Canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.
Page 43 - 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...
Page 42 - States to carry these resolutions into effect,' the 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: "I.
Page 42 - III. That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban...
Page 42 - 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...
Page 197 - Who can tell the new thoughts that have been awakened, the ambitions fired and the high achievements that will be wrought through this exposition? Gentlemen, let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict, and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.
Page 152 - Christ, at or after the consecration thereof, by any person whatsoever ; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary, or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the Mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page 196 - We have a vast and intricate business, built up through years of toil and struggle, in which every part of the country has its stake, which will not permit of either neglect or of undue selfishness.