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...must not pay, either quickly or in full, the bills they have presented. With a studious, almost pugnacious restraint Dr. Schacht stopped time and again on the brink of saying, "Germany cannot pay." His manner bristled with the confidence that this conclusion would be reached by anyone not a nincompoop. Hour after hour the U. S. Chairman of the Committee, Owen D. Young, sat slightly reclined, with his long lawyer-legs comfortably crossed. He puffed a pale cigar. He let Dr. Schacht talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Iron Man & Velvet Glove | 2/25/1929 | See Source »

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