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...American citizen today," says James Bayard Clark at the outset of his examination of "Our New Progress." He then proceeds to discuss the subject in two essays, "Cornucopia" and "Caritas." In each he finds the status quo woefully unsound and the promise of "Our New Progress" a sop to take in the great American public...
...standing of the feature. After his death in 1925 the selections were ably handled by Grantland Rice, but the basic idea was openly condemned by coaches and experts as too restrictive, bad for football. Partly as a protest against the notion of Collier's omniscience, partly as a sop to provincialism, partly because it is good reading and food for argument, innumerable syndicates and local sportwriters the country over now present their own "All-Americans...
...sop to French pacifists compulsory military service in France has been reduced within the past two years from three years to twelve months. As every sergeant knows, a year is net much time to make a soldier. Fortnight ago, just as the French Army was preparing for its annual autumn maneuvers, Minister Maginot announced elaborate and expensive plans for a completely "motorized" force. The French press which always barks obediently when politicians crack the whip took up the chorus. Loudest was the semi-official Temps...
...received was a promise of friendship. Worst of all, Nanking officials learned last week that Smart Chang had actually appointed two Mukden representatives to the Peking government. Reproached for this, Chang replied that his representatives in Peking were there "for sentimental reasons only." After this announcement Chang threw a sop to the Nationalists by sending back to Nanking his official representative, General Wang Chia-cheng, whom he withdrew last year...
...sop to Teuton sensibilities "German Reparations" were rechristened "International Settlements" when the (Owen D.) Young Plan superseded the (Charles Gates) Dawes Plan (TIME, June...