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2301 The Present Truth, vol. 13 May 13, 1897, page 302 paragraph 12
-The Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty has been rejected in the United States Senate. A two-thirds majority was neccesary for its passage, this it failed to receive, though only by two votes.
2302 The Present Truth, vol. 13 June 17, 1897, page 384 paragraph 5
It is easy for every generation to glorify its own achievements, and vote itself the superior of every other. The complacent temper which patriotism engenders is illustrated by the following from the Montreal Star:—
2303 The Present Truth, vol. 13 September 23, 1897, page 608 paragraph 9
… debate voted down the English opposition by a large majority.
2304 The Present Truth, vol. 13 October 21, 1897, page 672 paragraph 14
… who voted last year for President McKinley, really supposed that his election would secure them prosperity, and now that there is no more employment, and …
2305 The Present Truth, vol. 13 December 9, 1897, page 782 paragraph 5
-The masters proposed arbitration in the matter of reducing wages in the cotton trade and the workers have voted against arbitrating. A strike seems inevitable in Lancashire.
2306 The Present Truth, vol. 13 December 23, 1897, page 816 paragraph 12
… members voting for it, and forty-four against it.
2307 The Present Truth, vol. 14 January 27, 1898, page 51 paragraph 5
… his vote (Acts xxvi. 10, R.V.) when Christians were condemned to death. Added to this, he possessed the confidence of the high priest, who readily gave him letters …
2308 The Present Truth, vol. 14 February 3, 1898, page 80 paragraph 1
… . The voting on the return to work suggests that industrial peace rests on slight foundations, and now we hear of coming general strikes in Germany and America …
2309 The Present Truth, vol. 14 June 23, 1898, page 398 paragraph 10
-By a vote of 209 to 91 the Washington House of Representatives has declared for the annexation of Hawaii. This means that the United States has embarked on a new policy, which will add one more vast, disturbing element to the unrest of the nations.
2310 The Present Truth, vol. 14 October 27, 1898, page 686 paragraph 9
-The Paris railway strike has collapsed owing to the failure of the various branches who had voted for the proposed strike to cease work when ordered. The officials of the Union have “struck” in consequence.
2311 The Present Truth, vol. 14 November 3, 1898, page 702 paragraph 9
… a vote of No Confidence passed in the Chamber. The overthrow is due to the attitude taken by the Cabinet in favour of revision of the Dreyfus trial. Rioting …
2312 The Present Truth, vol. 14 November 10, 1898, page 718 paragraph 13
… who voted was 548,042, or only 44 per cent. of the electorate. The total number of votes registered for prohibition was 278,403, against 264,579.
2313 The Present Truth, vol. 14 November 24, 1898, page 749 paragraph 14
-The Norwegian Parliament has decided, with but one dissentient vote, to introduce a purely Norwegian flag without the emblem of union with Sweden. This is the latest development of a movement which may lead to trouble between the two countries.
2314 The Present Truth, vol. 14 December 1, 1898, page 766 paragraph 7
… to vote ten millions sterling for the construction of a number of first-class ironclads, in addition to the thirty-six torpedo boats and destroyers lately …
2315 The Present Truth, vol. 15 January 12, 1899, page 30 paragraph 20
… a vote, according to recently received Chicago papers.
2316 The Present Truth, vol. 15 January 12, 1899, page 32 paragraph 7
… dissentient vote.” He says further:-
2317 The Present Truth, vol. 15 January 12, 1899, page 32 paragraph 14
… unanimous vote of so many of their leading men?
2318 The Present Truth, vol. 15 February 16, 1899, page 112 paragraph 11
… unanimous vote of every soul in the universe, or the enactment of laws by every legislature in the world, could sanctify the first day of the week, since God …
2319 The Present Truth, vol. 15 February 23, 1899, page 126 paragraph 5
-The German War Minister stated in the Reichstag that the French Army war now equal to the German. It was voted to increase the infantry to 625 battalions.
2320 The Present Truth, vol. 15 February 23, 1899, page 126 paragraph 20
… in voting away money, and that unless greater economy were exercised a bond issue this summer would be inevitable. At present the deficiency in at the rate …