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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Japan under Emperor Hirohito has much in common with England under Queen Victoria. Last week every Japanese read with pride a state-of-the-nation speech delivered to the 73rd session of the Imperial Parliament by Foreign Minister Koki Hirota. It might have been Lord Palmerston speaking, it might have been years ago, but it was actually Mr. Hirota voicing the aspirations of Japan in terms as serene as those used by Queen Victoria's ministers to express their gratification at the progress of Imperialism...
Partition. Both sides were forewarned that the question of a united Ireland would prove the stumbling block of the session. "The British Government," purred Prime Minister Chamberlain, in opening the parley, "would be happy to see Ireland reunited, but only with the consent of Ulster and only as the result of a direct agreement between the two governments now existing in Ireland.'' "Thirty-two counties* or nothing," was de Valera's firm retort. But there was a diplomatic gleam in his eye as he added that unity of Ireland is "the essential foundation for the establishment...
...first session of Russia's newly elected parliament, the Supreme Soviet (TIME, Jan. 24), closed last week in Moscow. During its closing days, spectators continued to mingle and vote with the elected deputies. One day platoons of soldiers and sailors (not armed) enlivened parliamentary procedure by marching in, filling all the aisles. Their spokesman assured the Supreme Soviet: "This is the most democratic parliament in the world...
...year National Broadcasting Co. hired Yale's former President, James Rowland Angell, as educational adviser. Last week Columbia Broadcasting System, not to be outdone, gathered a volunteer Adult Education Board of 13* around a table to decide what kind of education it should broadcast. After an all-day session the Board marched out to announce Columbia would withdraw some precious evening time from sale, would shortly produce: 1) a series of half-hour discussions between a teacher and a group of salty personalities (as individual and witty as Charlie McCarthy, if possible) to dramatize "the processes of learning...
Igiring the morning session, William L. Langer, Coolidge Professor of History, spoke on "The New Balance of Power." He stressed the belief that the nations who are at present supporting the "Status quo" should make sacrifices to Japan and the Rome-Berlin axis in order to prevent greater sacrifices later in the form...