Word: frenchman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...because he had never possessed enough spare cash to purchase either. Of such stuff art popular heroes made. Last week Finance Minister Loucheur, known as "the richest man in France," save his drastic eight-billion-franc tax bill (TIME, Dec. 21) wrecked amid a storm of popular resentment Jean Frenchman made it exceedingly evident that he resented being told to pay crushing taxes by the millionaire-financier, M. Loucheur...
...Jean Frenchman rushed to his favorite wine merchant, to his tobacconist, to his butcher, baker, candlestick maker. Hastily, he laid in a supply of articles about to become vastly more expensive. Then, clutching his remaining franc notes, he sought out the sellers of foreign bonds and securities...
Observers opined that M. Cachin had coined into a few striking phrases exactly what is at the back of many a Frenchman's mind. That these thoughts will not be allowed to come forward injudiciously was proved by the fact that a majority of the Paris press refused to print the speech...
This book on Villon is quite separate from Beebe's translation of the Frenchman's work, "The Great Testament", which is now listed for future publication by B. J. Brimmer. It is the third volume published by Beebe in recent years, his other works being "Fallen Stars," and "Corydon and Other Poems." A few copies are on sale at the Dunster House Book Shop...
...only one either greatly moving or notably significant. Rising to his full height, he cried: "At last the spirit of solidarity takes the place of that of distrust and suspicion. . . . Opposite me I behold the German delegates. That does not mean that I do not remain a good Frenchman! They are good Germans! But in the light of these treaties we are good Europeans only! . . . By and over our signatures we declare for peace...