Word: european
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...whether it was this or some entirely different plan, the mere presence of M. van Zeeland was enough to make news, for it opened the possibility of the U. S. finding some new diplomatic playmates in Europe. The British and French are deeply involved in the intricacies of European politics. A more useful diplomatic connection with Europe may be through the neutral Oslo Group of Scandinavian countries...
Always unexpected are Hitler tantrums. The British Foreign Office last week was counting hopefully on easing of European tension after the visit of German Foreign...
Plain as pikestaffs to most European observers were these facts: i) Now that Rightist General Franco has taken the iron mines and smelters of the Basque country, upon which Britain relies for many of her sinews of war (see below), His Majesty's Government are less favorably disposed than ever toward the Spanish Leftists, and this week official London was considering whether it may be "obliged by circumstances" to grant the Rightists diplomatic recognition. 2) The panic in Soviet Russia over wholesale "treason" and the shaky position of the French franc (see p. 17) were major indirect factors working...
...days, then ate sparing but well-rounded meals and was vigorously massaged, for Her Royal Highness was already muscular and it was felt that further exercise would simply make her more robust. She was given a light face peel, not the harsh so-called "acid peel" but a new European "mineral peel," to improve the texture of her skin. Her hair was thinned and "sculptured . . . widening and softening the waves and setting it closer to the back of her head." Finally makeup experts advised the Crown Princess "how to make the best of her naturally fine features," notably making...
...sides we see to plainly the reflections of the European struggle. We feel the emotional violence of conflicting groups, each exerting its own social pressure, each bent on conformity. Not since the days immediately after the war have the citizens of this country been subjected to such powerful forces. In fact there are many analogies between the emotional atmosphere of today and that which existed during the first years of the European struggle. I cannot help drawing a parallel between the American scene into which you graduate and that into which I was graduated in 1914. One difference there...