Word: leader
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fair play we don't want anything else, because I'm sure we will win if we get that" were the words of "Chief" De Valera, radical leader in Ireland, in an interview at the Copley Plaza last night. The chief is visiting the United States to collect money enabling him to found an unprejudiced daily paper in Ireland. He talked English with a strong Irish accent as he put forth the main purpose for his short visit to America...
...possess a particle of your leader's [Dr. Sun Yat-sen's] vision or remember that close co-operation with Soviet Russia was his last will, then you will stop this headlong plunging toward a precipice, dragging with you the fate of your country...
...establish a U. S. Department of Education with a Secretary in the Cabinet.-Republican Leader Curtis of Kansas. To recognize Soviet Russia.-Republican Borah, chairman of Foreign Relations. To reduce the limit within which conspiracies must be prosecuted, from six years to three;* and to empower the President to give a court witness immunity by granting a pardon in advance.-Democrat Walsh of Montana. The Senate passed both Walsh bills promptly, without comment. To investigate public utility corporations, their profits & policies.-Democrat Walsh of Montana. To prevent distributors leasing cinema films in blocks of which exhibitors must take...
...sensation burst last week, at Paris, when it was announced that Editor Daudet would positively address a Royalist audience at the Salle Builler. Soon police swarmed 'round this innocuous auditorium. When the meeting came to order, its chairman smilingly gestured at empty air and introduced "Our honored leader." A voice was heard. Although sepulchral, it was unmistakably the voice of M. Daudet. Policemen cocked their ears a moment, then strolled disgustedly away. They could not arrest the loudspeaker. M. Daudet was at Brussels, 192 miles away, cheerfully addressing a radio microphone...
...Some people," said he, "have force, personality, leadership. With others it's just the opposite. Mr. Black is a kindly, gentle, fine individual, but as a leader, an up-to-date fellow, a go-getter-why he just doesn't know the first thing about it. At best, the church is standing still. In a growing community like Douglaston we need a live wire. We tried to play ball on this proposition. We offered to take care of him for 18 months. But he became stubborn, showing his inability to realize what is best for the church...