Word: asia
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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INDIAN AIR-Paul Morand-Houghton Mifflin ($2). "Air, water, earth and fire, the four elements of ancient science, are divided between the continents," believes observant Paul Morand. "Africa is consecrated to fire, Asia and Europe to earth, Oceania to water, but America has its principles in air-the open air, an air that is young and free, without shadow or wrinkle, exciting electricity." A Frenchman born in Russia, schooled at Oxford, a diplomat in Italy and Spain, Author Morand (Open All Night, Black Magic) has exorcised in his latest and most delightful travel book the air demons of Latin America...
...nine minutes behind Lindbergh's time), dropped messages to their wives who. waving and shrieking hysterically, could plainly see their men's faces. Codos & Rossi" flew on through the night and the third day, across Central Europe, Greece and the Aegean Sea. They skirted the coast of Asia Minor. A gasoline leak, wicked winds, intense heat and fatigue combined to make them choose a landing spot. Escorted by French Army Planes the Joseph LeBrix landed at Rayack near the Syrian seaport of Beirut. Unofficial distance from New York...
...accused petty officers showed themselves ignorant of world affairs, fanatically intent on just one thing: the resurgence of Japan which they described as "Great Asianism. . . . Everywhere the Asiatic races are oppressed by the whites. ... It is Japan's mission to form a great Asiatic confederation and liberate Asia...
...headed for a greater degree of economic self-sufficiency is that this development will carry with it ia resumption of American political isolation. The delicate growth of political internationalism fostered by the League and other organs since the war has received violent setbacks through recent developments in Europe and Asia. In the light of these developments and of a policy of economic nationalism, it would be only too easy for the United States to retreat within its shell and ignore all the international issues which are of such vital significance to her and which might involve her in another...
...Ishii, was momentarily due, to sit on President Roosevelt's famed black leather couch and talk as friends, face to face, about what the world needed. It even looked as though President Roosevelt, having melted Europe's frozen attitudes, was prepared to cool the runaway conflagration in Asia...