Immigration Safeguards and the Nation's Unity
Editorial condemns lack of immigration safeguards in the Seventy-first Congress. It cites 7,060,000 nonnaturalized foreign-born residents, calls for strict registration, deportation of illegal aliens, and a selective immigration system to protect American workers and national unity. Roosevelt and Hoover quotes emphasize a unified nationality and loyalty to the United States.
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Congress
Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Lincoln
Seventy-first Congress
Record of Seventieth-First Congress Spending Peak
Ten thousand million dollars were appropriated by the Seventy-first congress, which passed into history last week, marking the highest peacetime expenditure for any single session. By comparison the Sixty-fifth war-time congress spent 27000000000 dollars, a prior peak noted in the summary.
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Seventy-first
Congress
Marry Go Round and The Word Cute in 1930s Thought
A fragmented essay by Helen Rowland surveys the term cute and its gendered usage from ancient times to modern days, contrasting masculine and feminine perceptions. It notes the word’s playful insult origins, mentions Cleopatra and the sphinx, and references 1932 political concerns and military spending.
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Helen Rowland
Debate on Senate Powers and Open Discussion
Citizens respond to constitutional balance between Senate and House. Col. Calvin Coolidge argues open debate protects liberty against majority rule and warns against concentrating power in voting. The column endorses direct election reforms and cautions about impassioned rhetoric harming public policy debates.
Debate Over U S Jurisdiction In World Court
The letter argues against joining the Permanent Court of International Justice, warning that American judges would face a hostile foreign majority. It invokes Japan born Justice Adachi and cites Washington to urge staying out of European courts and the League of Nations back door. The piece questions necessity of European adjudication for US disputes at a time of large American population and distant oceans.
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Japan
The
Court of International Justice
World Court
United States
League of Nations
Antique of Nations
Permanent Court of International Justice
Myer
Mincichero Adachi
Jess
Community stock drive aims to fund San Antonio opera season
Community leaders urge 250 guarantors at 100 each to back the Chicago civic opera company season in San Antonio. They argue broad participation spreads responsibility, boosts morale, and strengthens community spirit, noting the $25,000 guarantee protects against deficits while inviting wider public support.
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Chicago Civic Opera Company
San Antonio
Listen World by Elsie Robinson Gandhi's paradox of freedom
A fragmentary piece centers on Gandhi as a frail yet potent figure, arguing true freedom comes from shedding dependence on material goods. The essay praises nonviolence, urges Indians to reject fear and British power, and compares worldly attachments to bondage. Gandhi is depicted nakedly contemplative, resisting traps of wealth and status.
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Macheto
Gandhi
Eeme
Goverfoan
Cain
India
Gardhi
Te Hae
Xasa Gandhi
Sur
Ile
Gahndi
Debutante society shifts as New York frocks and clubs retool
The piece surveys evolving social mores as New York debutantes shed old restraints. It notes richer crowds and celebrities at lavish events, mentions Miss Marvel and Miss Wang among luminaries, and references social dinners, balls, and the changing mix of entertainment and wit in refined circles.
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New York
Sochel
Finctiol
Stgnoi
Don Juan
Maxwell
Harry Wa
Miss Marvel
Carmelina Vanderbilt
William Walder
Astor
Bradley Martin Ball
Anoia
Fragmented wartime era musings on value and loyalty
A garbled excerpt reflects shifting views during a turbulent time, mentioning economic prices, gasoline worth, and a tension between wealth and virtue. It references a couple renouncing a confrontation to wed outside their class and hints at political tension with communists and national pride.
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Salem
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Coolidge
Light
Man
Justice Mineichero Adachi
Elsie Robinson
Aun May Wang
Miss Wang
Lo Varn
Floyd Gibbons
Melion
Chateau Thierry
Sny
Bugs Yaur
Ont
Pope
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Lola Montez
Mahomet
Ted Healy
Jimmy Durante
Tex Guinan
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