The New York Times Current History: The European war, Volume 9New York Times Company, 1916 |
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advance Allies American Armenians army artillery attack Austria Austria-Hungary Balkan battle Belgian Belgium belligerent Berlin Britain British Bulgar Bulgaria camp campaign captured carried cent Central Powers civil Combles command Cross Danube declared defense Dobrudja east Empire enemy England English Entente Europe European fact fighting fire forces France French front frontier Galicia German Germany's Government Greece Greek Guillemont Halicz hand Italian Italy King labor land losses Macedonia machine guns ment miles military Minister months munitions nation neutral offensive officers organization passed peace Péronne Poland Polish political population port position Pozières present prisoners railroad Ruhleben Rumania Russian Saloniki Sept Serbia shells ships sian side soldiers Somme Stokhod submarine taken territory Teutonic Thiepval tion Transylvania treaty troops Turkey Turkish Turks United Venizelos Verdun vessels victory village whole women Wood wounded
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Page 161 - With the movements in this hemisphere we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Page 161 - Continents, circumstances are eminently and conspicuously different. It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either Continent without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can any one believe that our Southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord.
Page 160 - At the proposal of the Russian Imperial Government, made through the Minister of the Emperor residing here, a full power and instructions have been transmitted to the Minister of the United States at St. Petersburg, to arrange, by amicable negotiation, the respective rights and interests of the two nations on the north-west coast of this Continent.
Page 161 - Governments and Spain we declared our neutrality at the time of their recognition, and to this we have adhered, and shall continue to adhere provided no change shall occur, which, in the judgment of the competent authorities of this Government, shall make a corresponding change on the part of the United States indispensable to their security.
Page 164 - ... essential to the integrity of our free institutions and the tranquil maintenance of our distinctive form of government. It was intended to apply to every stage of our national life, and cannot become obsolete while our Republic endures.
Page 160 - The question presented by the letters you have sent me is the most momentous which has ever been offered to my contemplation since that of Independence. That made us a nation ; this sets our compass and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us.
Page 164 - To-day the United States is practically sovereign on this continent, and its fiat is law upon the subjects to which it confines its interposition.
Page 160 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Page 161 - The late events in Spain and Portugal show that Europe is still unsettled. Of this important fact no stronger proof can be adduced than that the allied powers should have thought it proper on any principle satisfactory to themselves to have interposed by force in the internal concerns of Spain. To what extent such interposition may be carried on the same principle is a question in which all independent powers whose governments differ from theirs are interested, even those most remote, and...
Page 87 - The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : but while men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.