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Word: dusts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...What are the Hitlerites but human dust?" asked Leon Trotsky in a manifesto to German Reds. "Their vain chat ter about 'Social Fascism' . . . their empty imitation of real Fascism . . . should fill every German Communist with contempt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Trotsky Against Hitler | 1/11/1932 | See Source »

Flaying the "empty phrases and wheedling" of some German Communist leaders, Comrade Trotsky summoned the Red rank & file to sweep "Hitler dust" out of Germany by yet more furious efforts. Lest German Communists grow discouraged and be taken in by the pre tensions of Enemy Hitler who already talks as if he were sure to become Ger man Chancellor. Exile Trotsky warned: "In every war the enemy tries to exaggerate its strength to impress the enemy. Hitler is just as good a braggart as Napoleon was. but his pretensions will be come true only the minute that the proletariat takes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Trotsky Against Hitler | 1/11/1932 | See Source »

...appearance at the inaugural of Ambassador Fred Morris Dearing, who brought the best wishes of Herbert Hoover. What U. S. bankers would have liked to hear in President Sanchez Cerro's address, however was constructive mention of $88,000,000 worth of defaulted Peruvian bonds now gathering dust in many a U. S. vault. A movement by the Investment Bankers Association to bring this matter strongly to Peruvian attention was post-poned last week, pending the shaking down of the new Government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERU: 15th President | 12/21/1931 | See Source »

...thankful here in this South Georgia county that we have had a few light showers of rain in the last several days. It's the first rain we have had since about the 15th of August, 1931. So much dust and such heavy smoke and dense fogs each morning, staying so gloomy all day, and so unpleasant to breathe natural, especially at night. Forest fires have raged continually in all sections of the country, in dry swamps destroying millions of lovely long leaf pines. The Forest Rangers had water hauled from deep wells in cities, trying to stop some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 14, 1931 | 12/14/1931 | See Source »

...shadow of Stone Mountain Memorial, Bud Jaban and two companions were riding in a wagon pulled by two horses. Along came an automobile, crashed into the wagon. When the dust cleared Bud Jaban was sitting on the far horse, his companions had been thrown through the side of a house, the near horse was sitting in the wagon. A buckle struck a passerby, knocked him down a 30-ft. bank. Two others ran to help, stumbled, one breaking two ribs, the other cutting his face. The automobile driver started his car, drove away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 7, 1931 | 12/7/1931 | See Source »

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