The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

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| Can a foreigner residing in this
country who is a reservist OF italy,
France or any other nation be COM
PEELED by the United States to return
and fight for his native country--that
is. has the United States any agree
ment to that effect with any other
Iand2
| The American government cannot
compel any reservist of any country to
return and perform military service
| for that country. His returning Is
| purely voluntary. The United States
has no arrangement Of the character
| you mention affecting reservists with
any foreign nation.
Was there ever a woman candidate
| for president of the United States?
In 1884 a woman's suffrage conven-
ton In California nominated Mrs. Bel
va Lockwood for president, and she
accepted. She was renominated by
+, womens convention in Iowa In 1883
She did not receive the electoral vote
Of any state.
Please tell me what was the bred
Scott decision.
The bred Scott decision was a de-
] cision rendered by Chief Justice fancy
| in the supreme court Of the United
States In the case of negro named
bred Scott, who claimed his freedom
on the ground that he had lived for
some years on free soil and was con-
sequently free man. Having been
whipped for some offense, he brought
suit for assault and battery against
his owner, John f. A. Sanborn Of New
York city. The supreme court held
that, as a slave, bred Scott had no right
to sue In any United States court; de-
MED the right of congress to exclude
slavery from the territories, and de-
clared the Missouri compromise to be
null and void Six of the associate
| justices supported Chief Justice Ia
ney, and two-McLean of Ohio and
Curtis of Massachusetts - dissented.
The decision caused intense excitement
throughout the country and produced
great dissatisfaction in the free states
Who said "He aWoke one morning and
found himself famous and of whom
was it said?
Lord Byron said it of himself, and
, Moore quotes it in his life of the poet.
Byron attributed his sudden acquisi-
| ton of fame to the publication of
"Childe Harold" He had made two or
| three speeches in the house of lords
without winning much attention, but
the publication of "Childe Harold
brought him at once to the front. ''The
effect" says Moore, "was electric. His
fame seemed to spring up, like the
palace of fairy king in the night"
I JOSS what cSussG ali the ANARCHY ire
Mexico?
General Diaz had given Mexico
stable government for many years and
kept public order. In SO doing he used
severe measures and kept himself in
the presidency. Finally Francisco l.
Madero organized a revolution to over.
throw him, which was successful, and
Madero became president. But his ten
ure of that office was a stormy one,
and finally he was overthrown by HUI
erta and was killed. Thereafter sew
erta broke out, and he was finally over
| thrown. Then the chiefs of these revo-
lutions fell out among themselves over
the question as to who should be presi-
dent. e., have the spoils-and what
may not appropriately be described
as general free fight followed.
| have had some discussion as to
marine expIodes outside its mark or
first penetrates the skin of the vessel
and expodes inside.
1t explodes outside the ship on con-
tact.
Please define the initiative and refer
endum as applied in politics. What
states have adopted it?
BY the initiative proposed law may
be submitted to the people directly on
petition from certain number Of vot-
ers. Under the referendum a law
passed by the legislature may be sus-
pended ON the petition of certain
number of voters until it can receive
popular approval. The states which
have adopted the initiative and refer
Al.