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The War, which gave them a free trip to experience, completed the demoralizing process. After the Armistice they came back to Greenwich Village, whence they escaped again when they could, to Europe and the country of little magazines. "In those days young American writers were drifting everywhere in Wrest Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Lost Generation | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

As a fine gesture toward the U. S. holders of $2,000,000,000 of defaulted foreign bonds, Congress last spring voted $75,000 to establish a Government protective committee. Secretary of State Hull, who did not relish the U. S. Government in the official role of an iron-fisted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Dunners & Defaulters | 1/1/1934 | See Source »

When Belgian King Albert rolled over to Rio in 1919, hospitable Brazilians built him a special train in which he toured their United States. Last week Royal Albert's train, splendidly refurbished, was turned over to Brazil's latest great visitor, big-fisted President Augustin P. Justo of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: Ten Treaties | 10/23/1933 | See Source »

As another man might smack flies, big-fisted General Augustin P. Justo smacks Argentine revolts, bosses Congress (down whose retching throat he recently jammed Argentine adherence to the World Wheat Pact) and generally has fun. Last week neither the sudden discovery that agents of the Radical Party had perfected plots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: Seven-Point Cornerstone | 10/16/1933 | See Source »

(See front cover) On a long shiny table in Room 800 B of Washington's new Shoreham Hotel was signed one night last week the biggest, most significant work-&-wage contract in the history of U. S. labor. At one end of the table, his beefy bulk overflowing the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Great Resurgence | 10/2/1933 | See Source »

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