Word: excepts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...What about the U. S. in the World War? "Let us hope . . . the United States will in the future ... not go to war . . . except in the case of unquestionable home defense...
...more interesting because last week Foreign Relations Chairman Key Pittman-after weeks of outcry by friends of peace and of China, ranging from Elder Statesman Henry Stimson to Author Pearl (The Good Earth) Buck-laid before the Senate a joint resolution authorizing President Roosevelt to embargo all exports (except agricultural products) to Japan, and all imports from her. Reason: the Japanese Government flagrantly violated the Nine Power Treaty, the most solemn treaty ever entered into by the U. S. and Japan. To be sure, this has been true for several years. Senator Pittman thought up his noble Resolution only when...
...common benefits of trade alone should be enough to guarantee this. American-Japanese commerce survived the depression years in good shape, even reaching some new peaks. Except for the British Empire, we are your best customer...
...playbill also offers Warner Baxter in a little affair talled "The Return of the Cisco Kid." This film accomplishes little except to increase the gloom at the Memorial this week...
...Except during the infrequent moments when the play tends to drag, every member of the cast is excellent. Were the play comparatively simple, good acting could be expected from the Dramatic Club, and would not be noteworthy. But in such an intricate play as "He Was Born Gay" convincing acting required a great deal of intelligence and ability. The lead, Mason, was especially complex and a less sensitive actor than William Manson would have mixed weakness, mysticism and ambition into a completely incomprehensible mass. That Manson was able to cope with such a character successfully is a compliment...