Word: go-between
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Last week the efficient Norwegian Foreign Office wangled as go-between with conspicuous success. Moscow held out at first for unconditional recognition, but finally, responding through Oslo to London's overtures, agreed to participate in a prerecognition parley with the British. Result: suave Comrade Valerian Dovgalevsky, the Soviet Ambassador at Paris, received a long code cable from his superiors, ordered his trunks packed, his briefcase stuffed, and hurriedly crossed the Channel. An indifferent sailor, M. Dovgalevsky was grateful for the prevailing calm weather...
Still, the legend of a secret order, some said designated by the letter U, persisted. There were those who held that Mother Concepcion was not the evil genius, but merely the organizer of the band, a go-between, acting in the interests of an unknown, higher power...
...disgruntled go-between was Emmet Queen, who claims that it was he, not Beman Gates Dawes (brother of the Vice President) who brought about Mr. Dillon's recent sale of the Pure Oil Co. to the Ohio Cities Gas Co. for $23,500,000. Mr. Queen asserts that Mr. Dawes was Mr. Dillon's "dummy" in the deal, and wants $1,100,000 go-between commission for himself...
...word "Religion" in the case of missionary faiths implies the existence of a certain master, who stands between God (the Universal Father) and humanity, as the only go-between. His teachings make up a code of injunctions. These are divinely revealed and as such are sacred. It is sacrilegious to doubt these teachings and their exponent. There is no philosophic scrutiny permitted in the realm of religion, unless one is prepared to be called a "Radical". It is pure faith to the last degree of simplicity. It grants a monopoly of leadership to one, known as a prophet. Hindudharma...
...Turkish Nationalists who sprang up after the recent war. The city of Aintab was besieged for over a year by the French and only recently captured by them. Mr. Merrill escaped during the siege about six months ago, but while he remained in Aintab he acted as--a go-between for the French and the Turks. The Aintab Turkey College of which Mr. Merrill is president was established in 1876 and is one of the best in Turkey, especially for medical work...