Word: european
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...correspondent of the New York Times, for a special blast about big newspapers, whom he accused of wishing to see control of the money markets return to private hands." In parentheses you then add: "Next day the Times recalled editorially that in 1922, Franklin Roosevelt was president of United European Investors, Ltd., speculators in German marks...
...Washington and printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, predicted a five-nation conference between Great Britain. France, Germany, Italy and Poland which would give Danzig to Germany, change the status of the Polish Corridor, give Italy rights in Djibouti and representation on the Suez Canal Board and then freeze all European frontiers, either for 25 years or permanently...
...idea that it was none other than Dr. Wohlthat who had broken his confidence. If that were so, Dr. Wohlthat could scarcely have done a better day's work for his Führer. For it is just such appeasement rumors that weaken Polish, French and general European confidence in Britain's promises to stop further German aggression...
...came reports of above-average crops. All told, world wheat production for 1939 was estimated at 3,995,000,000 bushels, exclusive of Russia and China, world consumption at about 3,970,000,000 bushels, with 1939's carryover estimated at 1,217,000,000 bushels. One European reaction: a German-Rumanian barter deal by which Rumania agreed to deliver 50,000 carloads of wheat to far-from-friendly Germany and Italy, Germany to deliver arms to her frightened, potential victim, Rumania...
...extreme Rightist policy. Editor Cockburn holds down a regular job with the Daily Worker (under the name of Frank Pitcairn), grinds out all the final copy for The Week in one all-night session, fortified by draughts of red wine. He has 40 regular correspondents, makes frequent , trips to European storm centres, has printed some accurate inside stories of the doings of the Cliveden Set. Many times sued for libel, Editor Cockburn has yet to be brought to court...