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Comfortably aware of the bulging conditions of France's treasury, France's six- foot, sabre-rattling??? Minister of War Andre Maginot stumped about on his two canes last week (he lost a leg at the Battle of Verdun) thinking up new ways of spending France's money for the benefit of France's army. To the casual observer, France with 467.986 men under arms has the best army in the world today. It is not good enough for Minister Maginot. Frightened by the bellicose posturings of Mussolini, the blunt pre-election speeches of Germany's bad boy, Cabinet Minister Gottfried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Quality Army | 9/8/1930 | See Source »

What a mincing third movement! Pretty. "General and Mrs. Tom Thumb" was a good title. But that rasping and rattling??? of course they did quarrel like little tornadoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red Rhapsody | 1/31/1927 | See Source »

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