Word: roading
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Before Philosopher James's pacific idea became a military idea in the head of Mr. May, it traveled a long road. Young Mr. Roosevelt as a fledgling New York State Legislator began early to boost conservation. Later as Governor he put 10,000 unemployed on Conservation projects. By the time of his first inaugural in Washington the Jamesian idea of CCC had grown into a definite plan, as he informed Congress in his first message on Unemployment Relief...
Hegira. Even if men and materials were to be had, the problem of distributing them was next to insoluble. For every road in the area was choked with refugees, not only a half million that had left Barcelona, but thousands more that the advancing Rebels swept before them. It was one of history's greatest and most tragic hegiras. From heights on the French frontier as far as eye could see a steady river of humanity slowly rolled toward the border...
Moreover, isolationist senators who picture economic support of France-symbolized by presidential approval of the sale of some 600 airplanes--- as leading the American people down the road to war, ignore America's stake in the peaceful resolution of European difficulty. Realistically speaking, it is futile to talk of isolation; in order to remain neutral in the event of a major European war it would be necessary, according to a survey made some time ago by the National Economic and Social Planning Organization, to limit all trade to peace-time levels and abandon American shipping except for narrowly defined neutral...
When he got back to the East he went to Vermont, got a job acting in a summer camp, followed it by a bit part in a road company. A meeting with Clifford Odets led to better parts in Group Theatre productions, the leading role in Having Wonderful Time, a part in Golden Boy, which got him his Hollywood contract...
...subject became WPA, he agreed that his deputy, Aubrey ("Keep our friends in power") Williams, had been "indiscreet," insisted that Mr. Williams was "a very great man" entitled to at least one indiscretion. He refused to apologize for his administration of Relief, admitted that had he the same road to Tavel again, he would not make any political speeches...