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... course . Many questions which the mere lapse of time would solve become insistent because immediately known . The telegraph is burdened with current infor- mation and with instructions largely made necessary by the fact that instant ...
... course . Many questions which the mere lapse of time would solve become insistent because immediately known . The telegraph is burdened with current infor- mation and with instructions largely made necessary by the fact that instant ...
Page ix
... course of opinion . There must be ability to sift ; to seize upon what is sig- nificant in the mass of news , of rumors , of assertion , of debate ; to know the character and particular aims of men who control the action of governments ...
... course of opinion . There must be ability to sift ; to seize upon what is sig- nificant in the mass of news , of rumors , of assertion , of debate ; to know the character and particular aims of men who control the action of governments ...
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... course of important reforms , for which reason the following excerpts are pertinent in this connection : " To a nation essentially commercial like the United but it did not reach its zenith till after the Civil War . " - Fish ...
... course of important reforms , for which reason the following excerpts are pertinent in this connection : " To a nation essentially commercial like the United but it did not reach its zenith till after the Civil War . " - Fish ...
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... course threatens to involve ourselves , or tra- verses some of our accepted notions , is to be found in the stationary condition of the organization of the De- partment of State between the close of the War of Se- cession and the end of ...
... course threatens to involve ourselves , or tra- verses some of our accepted notions , is to be found in the stationary condition of the organization of the De- partment of State between the close of the War of Se- cession and the end of ...
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... course of practical administration it became apparent that the system adopted in 1906 was entirely too inflexible to allow for mobility of personnel , or even for a systematic adherence to the principle of promotion on merit . Posts ...
... course of practical administration it became apparent that the system adopted in 1906 was entirely too inflexible to allow for mobility of personnel , or even for a systematic adherence to the principle of promotion on merit . Posts ...
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Page 64 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to adjust and settle its international disputes through mediation or arbitration, to the end that -war may be honorably avoided. It looks with apprehension and disfavor upon a general increase of armament throughout the world, but it realizes that no single nation can disarm, and that without a common agreement upon the subject every considerable power must maintain a relative standing in military strength.
Page 398 - The President is authorized to prescribe such regulations for the admission of persons into the civil service of the United States as may best promote the efficiency thereof, and ascertain the fitness of each candidate in respect to age, health, character, knowledge, and ability for the branch of service into which he seeks to enter; and for this purpose he may employ suitable persons to conduct such inquiries, and may prescribe their duties, and establish regulations for the conduct of persons who...
Page 64 - That Congress has a constitutional right to an authoritative voice in declaring and prescribing the foreign policy of the United States, as well in the recognition of new Powers as in other matters...
Page 41 - ... to provide and maintain a navy ... to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces...
Page 5 - The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war...
Page 189 - That appeals shall lie from all final judgments or decrees of said court to the United States circuit court of appeals of the ninth judicial circuit, and thence appeals and writs of error may be taken from the judgments or decrees of the said circuit court of appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States...
Page 170 - X of the treaty, any questions or matters of difference arising between the high contracting parties involving the rights, obligations, or interests of the United States or of the Dominion of Canada, either in relation to each other or to their respective inhabitants, may be referred for decision...
Page 62 - When foreign affairs play a prominent part in the politics and policy of a nation, its Executive must of necessity be its guide: must utter every initial judgment, take every first step of action, supply the information upon which it is to act, suggest and in large measure control its conduct.
Page 41 - No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, . . .
Page 55 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of war declared to exist between the Imperial German Government and the United States of America by the joint resolution of Congress approved April 6, 1917, is hereby declared at an end.