Word: englishman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Speaking before a luncheon gathering at the Liberal Club, yesterday; H. M. Watkins, British Laborite, who is traveling in the United States under a Rockefeller Fellowship, said that the outstanding feature of American industry, as seen by an Englishman, is the willingness of operators to discard out of date machinery. He predicted that within a few generations American prosperity would fall into decline...
Watkins has been visiting several colleges in the United States. He will deliver an informal talk on the subject, "An Englishman Looks at American Industry". Following this there will be an open discussion. All members of the University who desire to participate may leave their names with the secretary of the Liberal Club at 66 Winthrop Street...
...Tuesday, December 10, Mr. H. M. Watkins, a British Laborite, will lead a discussion after luncheon on "An Englishman Looks at American Industry" at the Harvard Liberal Club, 66 Winthrop Street...
During the War it was an Englishman who said the Americans were worse than the English in the difference between spelling and pro- nunciation. "You spell it W-i-l-s-o-n and pronounce it 'House,'" he remarked...
...York Times (Democratic): "We should have warmly greeted some Englishman distinguished in literature or science or social work who could have moved freely among us to give and take the best of either nation. This was not to be, and in the selection of Sir Ronald Lindsay a plain hint is given that the British Government expects to do a great deal of important business with...