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...that John Buchan as a politician who began his public career as private secretary to Lord Milner in South Africa, and served eight years as a British M. P., had met no more persuasive politician, than Franklin Roosevelt, or as a literary man, no more engaging listener. The result of the Governor-General's visit is, therefore, that when Britons of the world assemble next month for their Coronation, there will be not one but two gentlemen present - Lord Tweedsmuir as well as Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King - who have recently visited the White House and are ready...
...last week: "I have been urged to 'shoot the workers out of the factories and thus end sit-down strikes once and for all.' Put yourself in my place. If you were Governor of Michigan, would you authorize a plan which might very easily and almost certainly result in bloodshed, bitter and lasting animosities and a deplorable situation which it might very easily take years to correct...
This woke up that lion-hearted lawyer, President Jose Antonio de Aguirre y Lecube of the Basques. If a devout Catholic and a communist fanatic could be rolled into one, the result might approximate President de Aguirre. He keeps a tall ebony-&-gold crucifix on his desk but pounds this piece of furniture with voluble class-conscious vim remindful at times of Father Coughlin. As the offensive of General Mola was just getting under way, Basque de Aguirre went on the air with an impassioned broadcast...
...true Britishers, begins and ends before the U. S. rowing season starts-with "The Boat Race" between Oxford (Dark Blue) and Cambridge (Light Blue), over four miles of the Thames between Putney Bridge and Mortlake Brewery. Almost as much of a tradition as the boat race itself is its result. Before last week's race, Cambridge had won 13 in a row, lost only one since the War. After a false start, the race started out as usual last week: Cambridge, in the Surrey-side lane, pulled around the first curve with a growing lead...
Spina's yearning for action became so violent that he went out at night chalking up subversive messages: "Down with government soup! Long live liberty!" Only result was that he had to run for his life. At book's end he was still running. Author Silone holds out little hope that he will not be caught...