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...sneer easily at the attempts of men to compromise. In a sense, a degree of healthy cynicism may prove to be the attitude under which controversial countries can best conciliate. Twenty years ago a spiritual failure of the League of Nations was the generally blithe assumption that the "spade would work by itself." The inability to understand that an assembly of states is only a tool which must be used by its members was the flaw that destroyed Wilson's dream...
...huge cream & green arena of Milwaukee's auditorium a voice shouted: "I want to call a spade a spade and tell this convention I am a Communist." He was a delegate to the meeting of the C.I.O.'s United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. As photographers rushed for their cameras, press-shy President Albert Fitzgerald grabbed for his microphone: "You boys behave. These vultures are about to take pictures...
...fill Hillman's job as president of the Amalgamated, the clothing workers chose another old Hillman follower: secretary-treasurer Jacob S. Potofsky. His greying spade beard gives him the appearance of an elegant professor. He is a devout conservative and a hardheaded labor businessman...
Dratvin had tossed a brick during one of last month's Coordinating Committee sessions (where most of the spade work for the more publicized Control Council is performed). He called for a four-power investigation to find out whether the British were keeping German army units poised in their zone. Britain agreed. Then the U.S. representative, Lieut. General Lucius D. Clay, went further: "While we're at it, let's have a real investigation of economic disarmament in all zones...
...music but also a successful promoter, Hugues deserves credit for having blown the breath of life into that walloping organization, The Hot Club of France, and was instrumental in forming the French recording company called Swing. On his whirlwind visit to this country circa 1938, he did the spade work on Victor's re-issuing program, organized those lusty Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet sessions on Bluebird, and godfathered one of Basie's best waxings, the Panassie Stomp...