Word: foreignism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...youthful "comers." In the dropping out of Peers Swinton and Harlech was seen an effort to give the Chamberlain Cabinet a more "democratic" guise before a General Election becomes necessary. This week London papers began saying openly that for this same reason Viscount Halifax may soon be succeeded as Foreign Secretary by a "commoner," possibly even by Vote Getter Anthony Eden...
...abortive uprising was carried out with foreign help," charged President Vargas. Naming no names, it was evident what he meant when police arrested five employes of a German bank in the capital, two of whom were German citizens, and charged that German-made arms had been used by the plotters. Germany's activities in Brazil have been under President Vargas' attention for some time. Recently he infuriated the Nazis by nationalizing some 1,100 schools in Brazil which were teaching German and operating under German laws and rules...
...anxious to call an election, which would most likely increase Rexist strength, democratic young King Leopold turned over to his good friend, 39-year-old Paul Henri Spaak, moderate Socialist, the task of forming another coalition Cabinet. At week's end Premier-Designate Spaak, Foreign Minister to the Janson Cabinet, had ready a National Union Government of Socialists, Liberals and Catholics. "Take it or leave it," said Spaak. The parties took...
...Gericke calls this kind of crop-growing "hydroponics" (Greek, hydro, water; ponos, labor). His tanks have yielded some remarkable results (TIME, March 1, 1937, et seq.), but there has been much argument over whether hydroponics has any commercial value. Nevertheless, several commercial growers are using the Gericke system, foreign governments have asked questions, and the National Resources Committee has spot lighted hydroponics as one of the applied sciences which may be of future importance to the national economy...
...Congressional swamp sang out for radio legislation. As soon as Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Naval Affairs Committee announced War, Navy and Interior Department endorsement for the Celler Bill, indicated that plans for a Government station to combat Fascist propaganda in South America had White House backing, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Key Pittman and Senator William E. Borah added their endorsements...