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...have won applause from a legion of frustrated humanitarians. Relief officials who elected to go through the usual channels have encountered, and sometimes created, a wall of Byzantine obstruction. Tons of food are now stockpiled on the islands of Fernando Poo and Sao Tome, in Lagos and at other points???but the combatants cannot agree on how it is to be delivered. Nigeria insists that it come by overland route, where federal forces can make an in spection for arms. Biafra insists on an air route, claiming that the Nigerians will poison the food if they get close...
...nation was fortunate enough to have as its commander-in-chief a man with sufficient breadth oj vision to direct vigorous and well-planned counter attacks at strategic points???Secretary of Commerce Chapin...
...Silence. Most embittered delegate at the Conference last week was China's Dr. W. W. Yen. He proposed an amendment which would have bound the Conference countries to abstain from the warlike bombing of civil populations, adding that he had Manchuria in mind. When Sir John Simon made two points??? 1) that China and Japan are not legally at war; 2) that it would be senseless to prohibit bombing in peace time?Dr. Yen withdrew his resolution in bitter disgust...
...Paul Jessup, limber-muscled 6-ft.-7-in. onetime football captain of University of Washington: the world's discus record, with a toss of 169 ft. 8 7/8 in. at the National A. A. U. games at Pittsburgh in bad weather. Los Angeles A. C. scored most points???46. twice as many as the San Francisco Olympic Club which took second place...
...President Coolidge had delivered his message to Congress (TIME, Dec. 17). It was regarded as "the Republican platform for 1924." But Senator Johnson is his chief opponent for that candidacy. His speech is the alternative platform for his Party next Fall. One platform or the other?in its main points???it is almost certain...