Word: speaks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Countered Mr. Robinson, when his turn came to speak: "I cannot clearly see how a restriction in output could assure a continuity of supply at a high level and prove of ultimate benefit to the world. I am also wondering whether the fact that over 75% of the commodity is consumed-in a nonproducing country [the U. S.], while the country controlling restriction [Great Britain] consumes but 7% of the total supply, might be looked upon as discrimination...
Bainville Interprets. Though the Premier went on to speak largely of budgetary and other purely national matters, he made one closely guarded statement which attracted large attention because it was expanded and interpreted next day by a close personal friend of M. Poincaré, pontifical Editor Jacques Bainville of La Liberté. The Premier said: "The reserves of foreign currency which have been accumulated by the Treasury place us in a position to meet our foreign liabilities so that we will not have to accept blindly for a long period, engagements which we would not be sure ; about being able...
...will never be able to surpass this in delicacy or in colorfulness." Last year when "Hangman's House," appeared as a best seller in the stalls people were a bit surprised. Here was a book that not only rivaled "Messer Marco Polo" on its own ground, so to speak, but had something else beside--a haunting something, intangible but with a sweet tang to it, like the smell of lavender or the earth after a rain. Now Donn Bryne appears once again--with "Brother Saul...
...next hour, a choice of three lectures is offered. Professor Baxter will speak on "Roosevelt and the Big Stick," in Sever 35. Professor Parker will lecture on "Animal Coloration" in the Geological Lecture Room, and Professor Spalding, in the Music Building, will give a lecture on Cesar Frank's Symphony...
...first place, Professor Whitney will take up the "Restoration of Charles II" at 9 o'clock in Harvard 6, and then at 10 o'clock one has but to go down stairs to Harvard 1 to hear Professor Webster speak on "British Foreign Policy about...