Word: spokesman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week Japan's Domei news agency-as it has more than once before-triumphantly reported that the old warlord had agreed to head their Chinese Government. Next day from Wu's spokesman came his usual denial. A crafty Japanese censor at Peiping had read a telegram General Wu had sent to friends in which he said he was ready "to overcome any difficulties to secure peace." The phrase, said the spokesman, was lifted from the wire, sent to Japan where Domei converted it into an acceptance of Japan's offer...
...Tokyo last week a Japanese naval spokesman barked: ". . . Placing a gun against a neighbor's door. . . . Nothing but advanced bases for long distance attack upon Japan." In Washington Congressmen, including Idaho's Senator William E. Borah, grumbled their doubts, signaled tough going for the Guam plans...
...like Colonel T. E. Lawrence, a British official in Egypt during the World War. After the War he was a member of several British diplomatic missions and an assistant secretary in the Palestine Government until 1930. Mr. Antonius has been to many a foreign correspondent a sort of unofficial spokesman for the Arab High Committee...
...long nose, for a long feud, Hopkins once tried to punch in the Mayflower Hotel lobby. Beating last summer's Purge had made Senator Bailey feel no more kindly toward one of its prime instigators. Chairman Bailey turned him over for questioning to Michigan's beetling Vandenberg, spokesman for the Republicans. Mr. Vandenberg, with an elaborate air of ironic courtesy, asked Mr. Hopkins what business experience had qualified him to fulfill such constitutional duties as, for example, running the Bureau of Fisheries...
Italians were obviously dissatisfied with the results of the fruitless conference. The official spokesman had nothing to say the day after the talks ended. Observers scoffed at Mr. Chamberlain for coming to Rome to learn no more than what the British Ambassador to Rome could have, and probably had, told him. Mr. Chamberlain remained optimistic to the last and when he said farewell to II Duce, he was wearing his best public smile. "Not good-by," he remarked to his host, "but au revoir." "Au revoir," smiled II Duce, "and soon." Back in London, Mr. Chamberlain received a reception...