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...object of the Premier's visit was to gain first-hand information in order that he could defend the conduct of the war, particularly as regards fresh credits and more troops which are likely to be demanded, against the attacks of the Socialists. Before leaving Morocco for Paris, he therefore caused the following statement to be published...
...does not look on youthful discussion of problems as the best way to an understanding of them, and perhaps for that reason will prove to be more valuable. The purpose of the School is distinctly stated to be an objective study of international affairs, through lectures by experts, and first-hand investigation of the workings of the League of Nations. Naturally such a School will appeal primarily to students who intend to go into some branch of the diplomatic service, but it should also prove interesting to students who are interested in the less professional side of international relations...
...Olympic train from Cherbourg to Paris; the stealing of three bottles of wine from an old peasant woman at the station at Caen; and several other things of like nature that I do not put down for publication because they came to me by report rather than as first-hand verity. In general, I believe the members of the Team were courteous and considerate and well-behaved; but so, in general, were the French audiences that watched the Games. At any rate, remembering always our immense numbers, and that irritating business of anthem and flag, it does not seem...
...authors, greater facility in the reading and broader appreciation of the literary and historical influences flowing from the subject," says the report. "It will also furnish those who go to college greater power to read college Latin with certainty and speed and thus the opportunity to gain a larger first-hand acquaintance with Latin literature...
...Little Brown ($2.50). Called a biographical portrait, this book attempts to solve the enigma which the French call Poincaré. The author is not particularly successful. He hardly pierces the veil of the unknown that hangs around the ex-Premier, but he makes many shrewd comments and gives some first-hand impressions of the man who has "les poings, poings, poings . . . les poings carres...