Word: solids
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Premier Paul Painlevé opened debate by stating that France must present a solid front in Morocco. He said that the Government could not take the initiative in negotiating peace, because such a move would be construed by the enemy as weakness. He then read from the Communist newspaper L'Humanité an article. "Treason" yelled the Right Deputies. "Be calm," rejoined the Premier, and continued reading...
...prestige of the League of Nations," said Count Carton de Wiart, President of the Conference, in his final speech, "44 [Persia dropped out] States, members and nonmembers, came to the Conference. And today, in spite of 'Jonahs,' we are able to present to the world a solid structure, not built on clouds, but founded on a rock of solid realities. Reduction of armaments is not yet achieved, but an important step has been made toward it. Let us render thanks to the League of Nations...
Almost at once, a solid cushion of fog robbed them of all observation of drift and ground speed. A powerful gale sprang from the northeast, forced them west, cost them heavily in priceless gasoline. Two hours later, they outran the fog, came out above a solid white of the polar ice, ridged, hummocked, corrugated like a sheet of twisted steel...
...large man, Stewart Edward White, ather slight, in fact, small of hand, small of feature, finely drawn lines, academic, refined, wearing glasses -a proper man for a writing desk, for an 18th Century escritoire even. But he has put in some few solid years lumber jacking, he has hunted and trapped in nearly every wild section of the world. "For my part, I am going to give the lion and the tiger a sporting chance. I shall hunt them with the bow and arrow...
...mere pretext for economic grievances which gradually became more prominent, until the war was fought out simply to secure control of the railroads. The Jewish or Nordic government had the advantage in financial strength and man-power, but the Negroes were a compact body known as the Solid South and had superior technical skill in working the railroad system. Through this control of communications the Southern party was victorious, and the Negroes won complete control of rail traffic, so that no important train was allowed to start without their representative, and in many parts of the country special coaches were...