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...those who had been far from pro-Landon during the campaign loudly spoke their admiration of him. Said Scripps-Howard's Raymond Clapper, "A man who has taken both triumph and defeat in his stride . . . without suffering the slightest noticeable indigestion." Said the New York Times'?, Arthur Krock, "He captivated all of Washington...
...served to pave the way for Franklin Roosevelt's arrival in Buenos Aires. Unlike Dr. Saavedra, Mr. Hull does not overshadow his President. The U. S. part in the conference at Buenos Aires will certainly be cut to fit Franklin Roosevelt's plans. The story by Arthur Krock of President Roosevelt's plans to invite Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and other chiefs of States to a diplomatic conference (TIME, Sept. 7) was almost too fantastic even to be a trial balloon. But observers know there is no fantasy in assuming that Franklin Roosevelt, having performed miracles...
...Arthur Krock, chief of the New York Times Washington bureau, last week thought he had a scoop. Saving it for an edition of the Times too late for other papers to copy, he broke the news that Franklin Roosevelt was "seriously considering," if and when reelected, calling another world conference. Those to be invited: Britain's Edward VIII, Russia's Stalin, Italy's Mussolini, Germany's Hitler, France's Lebrun, tiptop representatives Japan and China, "a few others." Their object: to discuss Disarmament and Peace without any diplomatic folderol...
Best guess of most observers was that Arthur Krock had not turned yellow journalist, that the President had indeed considered the idea, probably about once, perhaps in an expansive mood at a dinner party whence some little bird may have gone to whisper it in credulous Mr. Krock...
Calmest 'reaction to the hullabaloo was that of New York Times Pundit Arthur Krock. Wrote he: "The most steadfast vigilance on the part of administrators has been unable to prevent successful cases of malingering, double-timing and false pretenses of need. . . . How can they be eliminated entirely? Do the Republicans know the answer? If so, they have not yet imparted...