Word: insists
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...work in a .small part in The Love Habit. The Poincare Government has, decided to do something about the morals of the Paris stage. "Foreign disparagement of French ethics must be stopped." Its first move is to oppose the display of women in the nude. It does not insist that women shall not appear unclothed, but if they do they must do no more than appear. They are not to be allowed to move around. They must be stationary and must be employed only as part of the beauty of the scenic picture. Partly in answer to the urging...
...They will insist on adequate safeguards for foreigners in Turkey...
...They will insist that the Turks give up all claim to the Island of Castelloriza, at present under the sovereignty of Italy...
...damage caused to France during the war is an old story. It hardly needs repetition. The French claim that 85,750,000,000 francs worth of damage was done and say that what they want now is rep- aration for that damage and nothing more. Quite rightly they insist that if anyone is to suffer as a result of the barbaric war, it must be Germany-not France. To those who have not seen the awful horror of war this may sound shortsighted; but when the steel wall of need intercepts the vision, no one can tell what...
...general talk might be summed up thus: " We will accept the Treaty since it is only for ten years. We will pay the debts, if you insist...