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...delighted that the declaration of policy enunciated by the Foreign Relations Committee is neither controverted nor denied. We may accept now as settled the rights of the Senate. . . ." "Not One Scintilla" But President Hoover did not feel that everything was 'settled" He threw himself into the fray with the words: "The real issue in the Treaty is whether we shall stop competitive naval building . . . whether we shall spend an enormous sum in such a race . . and whether the present agreement gives us a substantial parity and proportionate strength...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Treaty Tussles | 6/23/1930 | See Source »

Spitfire speeches by Sir Oswald and his followers made "Uncle Arthur" glower for once. Jumping into the fray he threatened, in the Prime Minister's name, that the Cabinet would resign if the party censured Mr. MacDonald. Potent, this threat sobered many of the malcontents. Several begged Sir Oswald to withdraw his motion. White-lipped, encouraged by Lady Mosley's confident smile, he stood his ground, demanded a vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Cabinet Totters | 6/2/1930 | See Source »

...baseball team, will be out of the game for at least a month with a broken right wrist suffered in the Pennsylvania game last Saturday, it was learned yesterday. The injury of the star backstop occurred, as far as it is known, in the third inning of the Quaker fray, and was not known until yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BATCHELDER OUT WITH BROKEN RIGHT WRIST | 5/13/1930 | See Source »

Reginald Fincke '32, who took over the receiving job when Batchelder was first benched with a finger injury in the Colby fray, will undoubtedly assume the catching role for the coming games. Yesterday, in the absence of McGrath, Coach Mitchell sent W. B. Wood, Jr. '32, to short, Captain F. E. Nugent '30 took over the duties of the second sack where he played for two previous years, and G. P. Donaldson '31 worked at first in Wood's regular position. If McGrath goes to short on his return to the fold. A. J. Lupien '32 will probably chase...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BATCHELDER OUT WITH BROKEN RIGHT WRIST | 5/13/1930 | See Source »

Greatly alarmed, fearful that the Cabinet might fall, Minister of Public Instruction Pierre Marraud leaped into the fray with a promise that his department would at least stamp out anti-wine propaganda in the schools. "I am from the wine country myself," shouted M. Marraud, "You may count...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Traitorous Textbooks | 4/28/1930 | See Source »

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