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Settlement? Evidence that the Czech leaders want time to consider Henlein's demands, perhaps to accept his "autonomy" solution, was seen last week when they postponed for a fortnight a session of Parliament that is to tackle the problem...
Great Britain's colonial administrators have had for 100 years the vexing and recurrent problem of the whites and blacks in Jamaica, her largest West Indian possession. Anticipating complete emancipation by seven years, Jamaica's slaves first rose in a quickly-crushed rebellion in 1831. Independent white planters, resentful of London interference, vehemently opposed the British Abolition of Slavery Act of 1833, kept the blacks in serfdom if not in slavery until 1865. That year they had the man's-size job of quelling a first-class black revolution in which 608 people were killed. Jamaica legend...
...Moved to relieve the burden of incessant statistical reports required from business by various Government agencies, Franklin Roosevelt wrote to Chairman Stuart A. Rice of the Central Statistical Board, asking him to look into the problem of duplication of reports and submit "recommendations looking toward consolidations and changes." Said Mr. Roosevelt: "I am concerned...
Naturally enough, the Indian National Merchants' Association of Zanzibar objected. Before long half of its members were out of work. Finally, after four years of railing against the English association, its bearded President Tayyib Ali took the problem to Mahatma Gandhi. Last September, India's National Congress appointed the Mahatma's first lieutenant, rich Vallabhbhai Patel as chairman of a committee to look into a boycott of Zanzibar cloves...
...months ago, the Legislature passed a bill that was Mr. Merriam's personal solution of the problem. It provided for a State Lands Commission to receive bids; but because it prohibited all drilling except by whip-stocking, the chief company that could submit bids was Standard Oil. Culbert Olson blew up. He will probably be the next Democratic candidate for Governor; Frank Merriam will probably be the Republican candidate. No Californian doubts what will be the prime campaign issue...