Word: questioners
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That day Franklin Roosevelt's press conference was a grave business. One question was uppermost in all minds. Correspondent Phelps Adams of the New York Sun uttered it: "Mr. President . . . can we stay out of it?" Franklin Roosevelt sat in silent concentration, eyes down, for many long seconds. Then, with utmost solemnity, he replied: "I not only sincerely hope so, but I believe we can, and every effort will be made by this Administration...
Strict censorship masked the question of who fired the first shot on the Western Front. The Germans had sworn it would not be they. Their basic strategy was to hold their West Wall (Siegfried or Limes Line) from the Ruhr to the Alps. Allied strategy was to bring such pressure as would sap strength from the German drive into Poland. General understanding was that the French would conduct all operations by land, with the infantry reinforced at first only by a few mechanized British divisions. The British would take the lead...
...some 500 miles. Both sides presently acknowledged that British bombers had gone to work on Germany's fleet at these ports, Britain claiming damaging hits on at least two battleships, Germany claiming to have shot down five out of twelve bombers. Soon to be settled, apparently, was the question of supremacy between airplanes and battleships. The answer has vital bearing on the Mediterranean question mark...
...with 13 in Britain, 29 in Germany. As last week wore on, as the nerves of the rest of the world unraveled like rope-ends, only one complaint was to be heard in Poland: What are they waiting for? Isn't it clear that compromise is out of the question? Why do they not begin? Soon enough of the questions were answered...
...importance of Turkey in the great question mark of Mediterranean strategy (see p. 22) was emphasized in Paris by the welcome given last week to Behic Erkin, new Turkish Ambassador. President Albert Lebrun made more fuss over receiving this dignitary than he did about his own 68th birthday, which fell simultaneously. Encouraged were the French when Ambassador Erkin assured the world that Turkey was 100% with the Allies. Said he: "Human progress is a product of peace. . . . It is this ideal that is at the basis of France's and Turkey's policy. . . ." Giving Mr. Erkin scarcely time...