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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...President's appointment was still more notable, for George MacDonald is one of the foremost U. S. Roman Catholic laymen, a hereditary papal marquis. In effect the President won a diplomatic ally for his anti-fascist gesture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Common Cause | 1/9/1939 | See Source »

...always been willing, and still remains so, to discuss treaty revisions, provided China and all other nations interested are admitted to the discussion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: No. 2 for Bullies | 1/9/1939 | See Source »

Just whom Coach Ulen will enter in tomorrow's meet must remain in doubt at least until after this afternoon's practice, for several squad-members are still at large. Sophomore freestyler Lonnie Stowell will compete for the first time this season. He has been out with a cold. All in all, the contest is not expected to draw many fans to the pool balcony except dyed-in-the-wool tank enthusiasts...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Varsity Tankmen Meet Greenwood Memorial Swimmers Tomorrow Night | 1/6/1939 | See Source »

...More territory" is of course merely representative of power on a world scale; the U.S. would still not fight, or even impose an economic embargo, to prevent Italian acquisition of Tunis. Still, the poll means that Americans have finally realized that their nation is a part of the world; that Britain, long the strategically dominating factor in Europe and the first line of defense for America's isolationism, no longer holds that position; that Berlin is closer--several days closer, by steamship--to Rio de Janiero than is New York; and that, as the President yesterday said, "democracies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMERICA AND THE WORLD--1939 VERSION | 1/5/1939 | See Source »

...this awakening is the result of the Munich pact and all it symbolizes, as doubtless to a large extent it is, then Munich was a blessing in disguise. But there is still one more hurdle for the President and the people to face: the traditionally isolationist United States Senate. During the next few months the issue will be clearly and dramatically posed through the new rearmament demands and proposed revision of the neutrality laws. Even while the President was speaking, destructive opposition was forming; one can almost hear the Congressional hand-organs beginning to grind out "entanglement," "George Washington...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMERICA AND THE WORLD--1939 VERSION | 1/5/1939 | See Source »

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