Word: macdonald
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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People distrusted MacDonald more because of his War record than anything else. But now the staunchest Conservatives have words of praise for him. Premier MacDonald is a great reader and a good writer. He has, by the way, the greatest private Socialist library in existence. He is also a not mediocre Art critic, into the bargain (TiME, July 21, ART). Iconoclast,* who is now known to be Mary Agnes Hamilton, has written a good biography of the Premier. Perhaps it is a little flattering, but not much...
...RAMSAY MACDONALD,THE MAN OF TOMORROW קconoclast -Thomas Seltzer...
Margot, famed wife of ex-Premier Herbert Asquith, turned her pen to journalism. In the New York American, she explained "Why My Husband Made MacDonald Prime Minister." According to Margot, it was because a Conservative-Liberal fusion was impossible, positively dishonorable, so her husband decided to throw the weight of the Liberal Party behind the Laborites. Speaking for the Liberals, she concluded: "With courage and patience we hope to avoid what a Centre Party would certainly create-the folly and danger of seeing all the rich pitted against the poor...
...Manhattan, he denied that he was going to confer with British Premier MacDonald on Anglo-Mexican relations. Among his dicta: "The impression that I do not feel kindly toward Americans in Mexico rests upon lies spread maliciously by my political enemies and people interested. The real people of Mexico and the Government consider me a real friend of America...
...Ramsay MacDonald. In London, news of the Evans murder caused indignation. Questions were asked in Parliament. Premier MacDonald made the following statement...