Public Action Must Now Force Right Handling of Private Timberlands
A call for constructive public action to ensure proper forestry on private timber lands. Advocates compulsory fire protection, liberal public cooperation, and state aid to owners, plus taxation reform and measures against overproduction to prevent regional decline.
Sporting Goods Tax Versus Youth Athletics Debate
A speaker argues that a 10 percent sporting goods tax hits boy athletes hardest. He notes major leagues buy little of the goods, while 60 to 70 percent are bought by underage players. He urges distinguishing athletic from sporting goods and exempting youth athletic gear.
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United States
Congress
Japan Calls for Racial Equality Before League Allies
Japan asserts it will not accept discrimination in Western nations and warns that without full freedom for racial development the League of Nations becomes a tool for monopoly. It urges allies to guarantee equal liberties for all races or face continued injustice.
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Japan
America
British
League of Nations
League
Memorial to Washington and the 1917 soldiers proposed for national landmark
The George Washington Memorial Association advances a grand Washington temple as a national memorial. Plans call for a museum library and convention hall in Washington with state rooms, a banquet hall, and spaces for veterans and patriotic societies. President Wilson endorses the project.
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Washington
France
Wilson
Lafayette
Pershing
United States
Republic
George Washington
Washington and Lee
George Washington Memorial Association
Henry F. Dimock
William C. Whitney
Navy
T’ather
New American Navy
Congress
Pennsylvania Station
War Department
Amer
Ican
Union
Mrs. Dimock
Henry I. Dimock
Washington, D. C
Frank Northrop
New York
Permanent Fund
Charles J. Bell
The
National Council
Supreme Court
World Redemption
Question on freedom of the seas sparks travel quip
A reader quotes a sailor asking what freedom at sea means and replies it is the chance to travel openly without confinement to a stateroom and seasickness. The remark blends maritime liberty with practical voyage discomfort.
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Henry S. Graves
U.S Forester
Kiroki Hayashi
Keniogijuku University
Woodrow Wilson
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution