Word: defender
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Pussyfoot was attacking with all his forces. America had just succumbed; the swords and lances of blue-nosed morality and pseudo-science were hacking and slashing at Merrie England. A noble tradition was in peril--who would defend it? Launcelot came forward in the venerable person of George Saintsbury, to champion the cause of the first and fairest of the immortal trio, Wine, Woman, and Song. The victory went to the good cause, and Mr. Pussyfoot retired ignominiously to his American domain, there to reign supreme for 14 years. When finally his oppressive rule galled too much, and his subjects...
...need serious improvement. . . . One section of the military party in Japan openly advocates the necessity of war against the U. S. S. R. . . . The Japanese Government instead of calling these incendiaries to order, washes its hands of the matter. . . . That is why we must adopt measures to defend our country...
...Izvestia: "Having seized Manchuria and improved railroad transportation systems there and constructed many new air-dromes, the Japanese military now openly propagates the necessity of war with the Soviet Union. The U. S. S. R. does not observe these military preparations with folded hands but openly prepares to defend Soviet territory...
...making no preparations for war with Russia.* We are out for peace. Our dispositions in Manchuria are merely aimed at fulfilling our treaty obligations to defend Manchukuo. The enthronement of Henry Pu Yi and the inauguration of an Empire in Manchuria will prove a stabilizing factor in the promotion of peace in the Orient. . . . The Japanese Army will not assist in any attempt to extend the territory of Manchukuo in any direction...
...about her. Lawyer Mitchell has chosen this awkward first act moment to call upon the illustrator and settle the score with him. He finds the prostitute there alone, accidentally shoots her dead. When the illustrator is accused of murder, Mrs. Mitchell is impudent enough to ask her husband to defend him. Lawyer Mitchell is weighing the advantages of doing so when he orders his secretary to arrange his lunch appointment...