Word: jobs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...what manner of man is Seymour Parker Gilbert? What are his qualifi cations? What is the nature of his job...
...this tall, slender man with brown hair and blue-gray eyes is to go to Europe, is to become Agent General of Reparations. His new job will be bigger than any he has yet had. Through his hands will go all the reparations that Germany is to pay. He will be virtually in command of Germany's finances and at the same time the principal link, so far as reparations are concerned, between the Allies and Germany. Upon his shoulders will rest a fair share of the responsibility of operating successfully the Experts' Plan, and, let it be not forgotten...
...give him more lest he marry an actress. As a matter of fact, he did not marry until he was 49, after his mother's death, and then he did not marry an actress. He has no children. He was graduated from Fordham College at 20. His first job was as section hand on a railroad. Later he became superintendent and managing director of the O. & M. R. R. He now owns the Texas & Midland. He got his title of Colonel as did Colonel House, from an appointment to the staff of the Governor of Texas...
...Southern towns, I know. His light color makes it possible for him to proceed in many cases without interference, where a man who was obviously a Negro would fail. He has, however, very nearly been killed several times, has exposed himself to great risks for the sake of his job, and is a fearless, clear-headed propagandist for the tolerance that he knows is the right of his race, in the sight of God. That his feeling is not a calm one can be shown by a quotation from an article of his in the New York Evening Post some...
...Wright, at that time Editor of the New York Globe. Excellent! But-without wishing to prejudge the utility of such a body, the creation of which is surely a step in the right direction, it is significant that membership belongs not to the man, but to the job! ... It is ironic and significant that the author of this code is no longer in a position to enforce its practice and that several who took prominent parts in the proceedings are no longer eligible to meet with this gathering...