Word: landing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...peace appeal, kept it closed in many a case of violated neutrality during the past few months in a desperate effort to keep her political hot corner out of the war play. As never before, the little monarchy, squeezed between Europe's antagonistic No. 1 sea and land powers, is anxious to remain neutral...
...Dutch ships were sunk and by 1918 what ships still floated abroad had been seized by the Allies. Only bright spots on The Netherlands' horizon were that: 1) although the Germans considered invading the country, they eventually decided against it, partly because the Dutch had effectively remodeled their land defenses, partly because Germany, already at the Belgian Channel ports, had money and used it to buy supplies in neutral Holland; 2) The Dutch East Indies, selling to the Allies, cleaned...
...Indies, once the bourn of every explorer, source of spices and plumes and gold, home of the noble savage, Ophir, cradle of wealth, land of the faraway dream, are now the backyard of squabbling empires. Six captious countries have their pieces...
...Artillery shells filled with gravel which would spray muddy terrain in No Man's Land, make good footing for attacking infantry...
Thus, two of the land's biggest tycoons handed over one of the land's biggest corporations to their successors. It was a fine thing for G.E. to have as board chairman one who forced down the throats of European politicos a 70% reduction in German reparations, and who was now & then mentioned for the U. S. Presidency as a public-minded businessman. Likewise it was a fine thing for G.E. to have Gerard Swope for president, because though he concentrated on operations, he went about a good deal, was on any number of boards and committees...