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...Percy, having gone the rounds of the counting houses and found available only at exorbitant interest, grumbled at the "sand in the wh financial London." Said he: "What the true facts of the German trouble are I don't know, and inquiry on the is not encouraged. I can only assume that the facts are grave. It is the only explanation I can give of the bank's unwillingness to open the ordinary facilities ty these ships are built. . . . The whole of this German business is being ham hind the scenes...
...Damrosch heard her play last week, said it was "like raindrops in sunshine." Com-poser-Critic Deems Taylor said that he did not see why "a good ukulele player, such as Miss Breen, shouldn't be admitted to the musicians' union. Triangle players, snare drummers and expert sand block rubbers carry union cards...
...good, but some German Fascists have talked of nationalizing private property and other measures smacking of Bolshevism (TIME, Aug. 25, 1930). Prophesying what would happen when he achieved power, Herr Hitler himself said little more than a year ago, "Heads will roll in the sand!" (TIME, Oct. 6, 1930). Last week he said: "It is ridiculous of the German parties now in power to accuse us of wishing to expropriate private property. . . . Ours is the only party that has not compromised with the Communists. Five thousand, five hundred members of our party have been killed or wounded in clashes with...
This is a tenable thesis which doubt less affords some comfort to the holder, but it hardly fosters the germs of a cultural or intellectual advance. To bask in the glory of Emerson, it in not necessary to negate the value of Sand-burg. A poet in a cultural index; he is emblematic of the age in which he lives. As such he should not be removed to make way for those who have gone before; rather he should be studied to explain those who come after. The genius of the moderns may be questioned, but it is impossible...
...remain in New York for a month before starting a two-year tour of the land under the auspices of the College Art Association. There will be big doings at the exposition the week of Dec. 14. A band of Indians from the Southwest will perform ceremonial dances, demonstrate sand painting...