Word: scales
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Upon receipt of a reply from Joseph Stalin's stooge, old President Kalinin of the U. S. S. R., Mr. Roosevelt made public his admonition to Russia to go easy on Finland (TIME, Oct. 23). The President of the U. S. in a "personal message"-in the diplomatic scale, one short of formal representation-had simply reminded Russia of 1) U. S. friendship for little Finland; 2) the fact that Franklin Roosevelt got the U. S. to recognize the friendless Soviets in 1933. The President of the U. S. S. R. diplomatically told the President...
...boom production has been greater than consumption and inventories have piled high. Unless belligerents begin to buy on a big scale, or home consumption picks up, an inventory recession is inevitable. In this delicate situation, the outcome, he estimated, would be determined by whether businessmen encourage buying by holding prices down or discourage buying by boosting prices. He pointed out that although the U. S. is short of neither materials, labor, nor capital, the prices of raw materials have ominously risen 10% since August...
...precisely this same comment which is called for if we sit still and watch assault, arson and murder on a huge national and international scale and do nothing about...
...would only tell Britain it would not support her in a war unless she first tried to settle the issues at a conference table, the war would be ended. Dr. Dietrich felt sure that Herr Hitler would delay giving the command to start firing on a big scale until President Roosevelt could indicate his willingness to mediate. Otherwise, said Dr. Dietrich, there would ensue the "most gruesome blood bath in history." In Washington President Roosevelt let it be known that he would not respond to any such roundabout, undiplomatic suggestion...
Having had fun writing their report, the authors of Guide to Courses announced that a move was afoot to publish a bigger & better one, on the scale of the university catalogue, ratings to be based on a general student poll. This week the daily Californian began to publish results of such a poll, conducted by German Professor Franz Schneider (no rating). Said Guide to Courses: "Such student-controlled criticism might help the teaching staff considerably...