Word: doored
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...delivered to Japan in the name of the U. S. a vigorous diplomatic kick in the pants. The booting took the form of a long, strong reply to Japan's "unresponsive" answer last November to Secretary Hull's protest against Japan's slamming the open door in China to U. S. trade. Its chief points...
...purposes of the meeting was to teach the puppets a politico-economic trick that has already been successfully employed by Japan in Manchukuo. Japan would formulate, the puppets promulgate, trade rules discriminating against other nations. Thus Japan will be able to pretend that she has not slammed the open door in China...
Having had the Open Door to China slammed in its face by Japan, the U. S. Government has recently tried to jimmy the lock. Fortnight ago it lent China a $25,000,000 credit for purchases of U. S. goods. Last week it extended further credit against Chinese gold held in the U. S. (see p. 16). These gestures, called "dangerous, regrettable acts" in Tokyo, made Japanese and U. S. business interests seem more than ever at cross purposes last week. Yet there was one notable spot of conciliation in this warp & woof of imperialism: Wreathed in smiles, Japanese...
...Orleans detectives caught up with the Musicas aboard the S. S. Heridia just as it was about to cast off. Philip tried to barricade the stateroom door. Louise rushed to the rail, pulled $18,000 out of her corset, tried to throw it overboard. Grey-bearded Antonio cried: "I am disgraced!" and tried to kill himself...
...such a story in a coon's age, went to Brooklyn to call on a character named George Vernard, who had represented one of Coster's dummy agents and was also wanted by the police. They found a car being packed with luggage outside his door. Police arrived and arrested Mr. Vernard, who admitted that his real name was Arthur Musica. It then came out that George Dietrich was really George Musica and George's brother Robert, who also worked for McKesson & Robbins, was a fourth Musica brother, Robert, never before mentioned...