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...ideals and idealists. In no other life is the prophot so much without honor, not only in his own country but abroad. If the possibility of a United States of Europe is in any way less remote now than it was a decade ago, the chief credit, among contemporary statesmen, probably goes to Aristide Briand. No matter what deviations the exigencies of politics produced, his career as a whole may justly command the gratitude of Europe...
...French statesmen talked wildly of reprisais. Premier Laval wanted to "fight it out at Lausanne," Finance Minister Pierre Etienne Flandin threatened a 15% duty on all German products, an immediate recall of the Bank of France's quarter share in the $100,000,000 emergency credit granted to Germany in June...
...TIME, Dec. 21). Last week they destroyed their first report, which had left them frostily at odds around their oval table. Then, spurred by the approach of Christmas, they swiftly drafted a second report, signed it unanimously and were through. Meeting at The Hague in mid-January, statesmen of the Great Powers will act on the report, will once more "finally decide'' what Germany must pay on her: 1) non-postponable Reparations; 2) postponable Reparations; 3) short-term debts...
...this promise General Chiang stuck, disregarded all appeals from Nanking to come back and make some sort of compromise with the Cantonese statesmen who had forced him out (TIME, Dec. 28). They in Nanking last week dominated one of the most savagely bickering sessions of the Central Executive Committee of the Nationalist Party or Kuomintang ever held. Aloof like General Chiang stood his brother-in-law, Dr. T. V. Soong, China's No. 1 banker and reputedly the only Chinese who as Finance Minister can get enough money together to keep a Chinese Government going. In Shanghai last week...
...pain and suffering. . . . From this terrifying spectacle which the world presents we must raise our eyes to Heaven. . . ." Among the sorrows of the Church, said the Pope, are difficulties in Spain, Mexico, Russia-"a sort of triangle over which hovers the greatest menace."* The Holy Father again regretted "that statesmen do not think of the hand of God and do not turn to God." Exception: the U. S. where on Thanksgiving Day "it has been remembered [by the President in his proclamations] to thank God for past benefits and also to thank Him that in America troubles...