Word: prompts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Austria was represented at Geneva last week by eloquent old Herr Emeric von Pflüql. Referring to Il Duce's prompt massing of Italian troops on the frontier of Austria, which prevented the backers of Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss' assassins from seizing the Government (TIME, Aug. 6, 1934), snowy-haired Delegate von Pflüql cried: "Austria will never forget that at a fateful moment in her history it was Italy who, in the best spirit of the League Covenant, helped by her attitude to safeguard the integrity of another League member, my country. Our friendship with Italy...
Unless the French diplomats are a flock of drivelling idiots, they must see that German aggression can be thwarted only by prompt action of the league of Nations. Yet despite this, France continues to play drop the handkerchief while Geneva strives to rally the forces of the world against the depredations of Italy. Nothing could be more asinine than the recent statement by Laval, that while France would fulfill her covenant duties, still she would strive to find some way of enticing Benito and Haile to lie down in the jungle together...
...rather hectic career as proprietor of a book store at 30a Boylston Street, three feet wide and many leagues deep. Then came that fateful day when a sudden visit by the constabulary, who unfortunately seemed to be free from any interest in Bacon's dramatic talent, resulted in the prompt exit of Samuels...
...embattled nations were at the front, "an increased facility of reproducing themselves was afforded to the weaklings." Thus the present generation of post-War youth is to be regarded generally askance, thinks Dr. Frick, and Nazi eugenists' plans for breeding Germans like prize cattle are especially vital. In prompt agreement, Dr. Knud A. Wieth-Knudsen, Norway's eugenist at the Congress, cried: "The intellectual currents which have dominated Scandinavian countries for the past 50 years?namely Liberalism, Radicalism and Feminism?are to blame for the decreasing birth rate in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Improvement can only be expected from...
Editor Clendenin's criticism of the Annie strip seemed serious enough to the Chicago Tribune Syndicate to prompt it to wire Mr. Clendenin: "Orphan Annie artist ordered to stop editorializing and has already started new series. Feel sure you will like...