Word: pulling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dishonorable to speak of German repudiation!" What laymen saw in all this was a pretty example of how historically their governments can turn out to have all been wrong. The purpose of the Dawes Loan was to let Germany hire enough hard foreign money to enable her to pull out of the quagmire of inflation, get back to profitable work and pay. In 1924, as now. Dr. Schacht was president of the Reichsbank and he performed what to Germans seemed a miracle. When they went to bed, a dollar was worth 42,000,000,000,000 old German marks. When...
Convention, the need for well-balanced programs, "pull," and the seeming necessity of a pageant of notables, are the four elements which have undermined the impartial grounds on which these awards are made. There are always the easy choices such as Douglas, Cross, and Shapley last year, and probably Lowell, Lippmann, and Hillyer this year, but after these selections the other considerations seem to reign supreme. The usual call for diplomats last year resulted in the choice of the French Ambassador, undoubtedly a distinguished man, but his chances for distinction in this country had begun just a few weeks previously...
...Loughlin doesn't get the call in all of these games, the question of trying to read Fred Mitchell's mind will again arise. The point is that when he is in a hole like this Mitchell loves to pull a surprise out of the bag. Perhaps he will try Drib Braggiotti, the Junior find, or perhaps it will be Fred Allan. Bill Lincoln is a third possibility. From the point of experience this year, Allan deserves the job, but Mitch is entirely capable of sending in the comparatively inexperienced Braggiotti, who is the chief prospect for next year. What...
...organization, maintenance, training and operation of a navy. It is based on and is designed to support national policies and national interests." The admirals do not make those national policies and national interests or the wars each may beget. That is the political job of civilian statesmen. The admirals pull the trigger after the gun has been aimed for them...
...reported to the President last week he called to Washington Internal Revenue Collector Abbott, who also happens to be Demo-cratic National Committeeman from Michigan. Last August National Chairman Farley tucked Committeeman Abbott away into the comfortable berth of an Internal Revenue collectorship. Good Mixer Abbott was able to pull many a patronage wire through Boss Farley, to the dismay of Michigan Congressmen. They rejoiced, if they did not assist, when the Detroit Free Press began to publish accusations against Collector Abbott: Deputy Collector John J. Tighe, his friend, had used his tax collecting credentials to solicit from Hugh...