Word: parisian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...oating when one's a-hungry' finds a close parallel in the present diplomatic situation. Ever since 1789, American statesmen have been wary of interference in foreign politics; and when in 1920 the executive sought to extend American influence more fully to international circles, our legislators balked. As a Parisian journal recently put it, Europe had mistaken Wilsonism for the voice of the American people; and the Allied powers, therefore, were disappointed that the American-made Treaty of Versaillers did not find acceptance with the United States Senate. The Fourteen Points, the great aim of "making the world safe...
...entertainment. As for music, "I love the Land of Old Black Joe" and "My Sahara Rose" give melody. The Acrobats, Messeurs Regal and Moore, at first burlesque their profession in an amusing manner and then prove themselves to be performers of unusual ability, Lillian Fitzgerald, appearing as a Parisian and later as an Irish Colleen kept up the atmospheres of surprise and showed an excellent sense of comedy-value as well...