Word: secretly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first act in the tragedy, one must revert to the Secret Treaties of London in 1915, and the failure of Britain and France in 1919 to live up to their promises. The second act took place in Rome, the first week of this year, when M. Laval, either intentionally or unintentionally, let Mussolini understand that France would not intervene in an Italian campaign against Ethiopia. The third act, of longer duration, is spread over the nine months of this year, and is marked by the consistent failure of the Powers to realize that Mussolini has meant business all along...
Despite the staggering declines in Van Sweringen securities, the two bachelors of railroading have kept their old friends. Names of the "associates" who will furnish them funds remained a profound secret but one thing was certain: J. P. Morgan is not financing the Van Sweringen comeback...
American Can appealed squarely to the draught-beer fanciers, called its product Keg-lined Cans. The lining, made of a secret formula, looked like lacquer. Since it bore no real resemblance to a keg, American limited itself to a careful claim that "people say" canned beer tastes better than bottled. It also dusted off the notion that light hurts bottled beer. Keg-lined Cans look like soup cans, have a special can-opener...
Ellen Stafford could not understand why her husband was so enthusiastic over the secret union meetings, could not share his exaltation over the miners' congress he attended in Youngstown. She only wanted a permanent home for the children, a house where they could have real chairs instead of powder kegs for furniture. But John went on organizing, saw his best friend killed in an explosion, was nearly killed himself, was blacklisted, pondered over the program of the Knights of Labor, dreamed and talked of the union while the children grew older and the home was never made...
...desire to reform the world and prevent war is thwarted by his inability to find a political group or a party in whose sincerity and effectiveness he can believe. He moves first toward the Socialists, but is repelled by their callow optimism, learns of the existence of a mysterious secret society that may plot to prevent war by killing its key men. He investigates the Masons, arrives at no decision...