The American Review of Reviews, Volume 42Albert Shaw Review of Reviews., 1910 - American literature |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acre affairs American Press Association August banks bill bonds Brazil British campaign cancer candidate capital cars cent China cholera citizens Commerce Commission committee Congress convention Copyright court crop Democratic election England fact farm favor foreign France freight French German Governor Harmon House increase Indian industrial insurgents interest Interstate Commerce Commission issue Japan Japanese John Judson Harmon July June King labor land last month leaders less Manchuria ment methods miles nominated Oberammergau October organization party Payne-Aldrich tariff Pennsylvania Railroad persons political Portugal present President Taft Professor progress question railroad railway rates recent reform Republic Republican Republican party result REVIEW Roosevelt Russia Sagamore Hill says schools secure Senator September Socialist South tariff thing tion to-day trade United United States Senator University vote writer York City
Popular passages
Page 153 - Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power.
Page 278 - I AB do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify and declare, that I do believe that in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever...
Page 42 - York, and of the board of water supply of the city of New York, are complied with, and shall make such regular or special inspections as the state commissioner of health or the commissioner of the department of water supply, gas and electricity of the city of New York, or the board of water supply of the city of New York, may prescribe.
Page 213 - TRADE UNIONISM AND LABOR PROBLEMS Edited, with an Introduction, by JOHN R. COMMONS, Professor of Political Economy in the University of Wisconsin SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS By THOMAS N.
Page 356 - Each country is bound to give to the nationals of another country in its territory the benefit of the same laws, the same administration, the same protection and the same redress for injury which it gives to its own citizens, and neither more nor less: provided the protection which the country gives to its own citizens conforms to the established standard of civilization.
Page 157 - Empire. 5. Should any event occur threatening the status quo as above described or the principle of equal opportunity as above defined, it remains for the two Governments to communicate with each other in order to arrive at an understanding as to what measures they may consider it useful to take.
Page 221 - Before the Chinese Government determines anything, the consent of my Government must first be obtained. If the position of my country is ignored and a decision is made without referring the matter to my Government, it will be hard to estimate the seriousness of the trouble that may be caused in the relations of the two countries.
Page 468 - China confirms perpetual occupation and government of Macao and its dependencies by Portugal, as any other Portuguese possession.
Page 456 - In this real world of sweat and dirt, it seems to me that when a view of things is "noble," that ought to count as a presumption against its truth, and as a philosophic disqualification. The prince of darkness may be a gentleman, as we are told he is, but whatever the God of earth and heaven is, he can surely be no gentleman. His menial services are needed...
Page 450 - We were in hunting grounds practically as good as any that have ever existed; but we did not kill a tenth, nor a hundredth part of what we might have killed had we been willing. The mere size of the bag indicates little as to a man's prowess as a hunter, and almost nothing as to the interest or value of his achievement.