Jackson Day which President Roosevelt marked with a broadcast exposition "of his election polley. commemorates Andrew Jackson, the Seventh president of the United States, He took but a slight part in the War of Independence, was, taken prisoner by the British and it Is said {hat his treatment while under: restraint was such 9s to create in hima lifelong hatred of the British 1814 he. was commissioned major-general in the United States army 10 serve against the Britis.
November of that year he captured Pensacola, Florida, then be-Tonging to Spain but being used by the British as a base of operations. On January 8, 1818, he inflicted 3 severe defeat upon the British before New Orleans, the contestants: being completely unaware that pears had already been signed. Jackson was a man of great force of character fud ho litre turbulence, for not only id he Agure in a number of duels, but when in New Orleans after his victory, and a judge sought to resist hhis eppllcation of martial law, he banished the latter irom the town, for which Jackson was subsequently: fined. $1,000 for contempt of cout, a fine, which with Interest to date, was subsequently remitted under an order from Congress in 1644, Of Jackson it has been said that he is the only president who left office mors popular than when he entered. it. When he became President he had no political opinions, but only some Popular notions, but when he left his arly he left It strong, perfectly or-Yanized and enthusiastic on @ plat form of law, payment of the debt and Tow taxation.
From the foregoing it is apparent that the very strongest pressure was being brought to bear upon the Negus. to Jaccept a scheme which was to be Jsubscquently so roundly condemned the newspapers of most countries, Jand justifies the very strong sentiment which eventually forced Sir Samuel from. office, and for a moment Imperitied the Laval cabinet, It is not to be denied for one moment that the Jsuggestions represented the results of very realistic outlook upon the situation, but, failing 10 come within the spirit of" the Covenant of the League, could not have been accepted without completely denying allegiance to the ideals for which the League stands and would in fact have Jamounted to a withdrawal of the justice to which the Ethiopians consider, and not without reason, they
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