Word: answers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...French note was intractable, but not a final answer. It ignored all the points of the British note in a policy of playing for time. Instead of answering the British note directly the French Government wants to know: How much Britain proposes to recover from Germany? Does Britain intend to remit debts due to her from the Allies? Etc. Finally the French note urges continuation of negotiations between the Allies...
Frederick William, ex-Crown Prince of Germany, now helping his father, whilom Kaiser, to entertain at Doorn was enigmatic when interviewed by reporters. He declined to discuss Royalist activities. Asked if he was intending to return to Germany, he laughed. Questioned about Monarchist plans at Doorn he smiled. In answer to a question about Doorn visitors, he rejoined that it was holiday time. All this may only go to prove what some people have long suspected- that the Prince is an irresponsible imbecile...
...time married to Eugene Boissevain, a young importer of Dutch extraction who plays an excellent game of tennis, dances gracefully and seems to appreciate the arts. What effect this marriage will have upon the poetry of Miss Millay is a question for the psychologists to ponder and time to answer...
...that tobacco smoking will retard the intellectual processes of any one person, but in a large group it may be predicted that the majority will be slightly retarded. Dr. O'Shea takes pains to point out that the study was limited to minor intellectual processes and gives no answer regarding creative ability, judgment or general physical vitality. Conclusive tests on these matters are still to be devised...
...courage can accomplish with poor fighting equipment (oldtimers called it as brave a fight as ever boxer fought), 30,000 Americans jammed in the New York Polo Grounds booed. It was probably the worst example of collective unsportsman-ship this country has exhibited at an international sporting event. The answer is that Dundee is a New York boy, and New York wanted him to win. It is simply the answer - there is no justification...