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...France, the motherland, Foundling Marie Basilide lavished the love that her parents never stayed to receive. Motherland France did not reciprocate this love; the native peasant boys took it personally. From the boys Marie occasionally accepted small gifts-"a knife, a printed handkerchief, a ruler, or a tobacco pouch, but never a penny unless it had a hole...
...Chinese as a general rule is more intelligent than his white brother. He knows too much to be a good soldier . . . the resounding words "Motherland" and "Glory" . . . cannot stir him to any great enthusiasm...
Japanese generals and even privates had almost the most fun of their lives last week. It was fun to see Chinchow. the last Chinese stronghold in Manchuria, abandoned by 84.000 Chinese soldiers so intelligent that not even the word "Motherland" could make them pause to discharge their 58 pieces of artillery or to fire their 8,000,000 rounds of rifle ammunition...
...proceeded to burn huge piles of Made-in-England goods before sitting to business. Presiding hysterically over the bonfire, Pandit Nehru cried: "Hail, soldiers of Swaraj [Self-Determination]! Let your shouts ring out when I unfurl our banner (hoisting it). Soon strikes the hour of supreme sacrifice for our Motherland...
Upon his return from Europe for a "business visit" last week Monsieur Jean Monnet, onetime wealthy French industrialist (brandy), present Manhattan banking house partner (Blair & Co.) astonished Wall Streeters by explaining through the Manhattan press that his Motherland will henceforth lend money instead of borrowing. An outlet for France's surplus funds must be found, said Banker Monnet, former Deputy Secretary General of the League of Nations. But no "rivalry" with the U. S. will result, he soothed. Co-operation in international finance, U. S., England, France, hand in hand, will be the motto. Usurers sighed or cursed. France...