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...hours at a stretch, he had kept as many appointments as 50 per day. He had found time to address retiring President Abbott Lawrence Lowell and "the Harvard family" at the University's club. He had endorsed the back-to- the-farm movement and Secretary of State Stimson's reiterated Far Eastern policy of nonrecognition of governments established by force. Then President-elect Roosevelt made a final trip to his dentist, found his favorite (fishing rod and was bidden Godspeed at Jersey City's Communipaw Terminal by Mayor Frank Hague as he left for Washington...
...White House Fierce-Arrow, the President-elect was whisked to Washington's Mayflower Hotel where he was shot up the back elevator and helped along velvet-roped corridors to Room 776. First off, Secretary Stimson, who had arranged the White House meeting at Hyde Park week before, was ushered in to tea. He stayed 70 minutes, emerged ironically to tell reporters that among things he and Mr. Roosevelt did not discuss were Prohibition and the Domestic Allotment plan...
Thus last week did President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt summarize the results of their second White House conference on War Debts. Their November meeting had ended in deadlock which their December exchange of public telegrams had not broken. Secretary of State Stimson's diplomacy was credited with bringing them together on an agreement which seemed to mean more on paper than in practice. The outgoing President had won his point: a start would be made at once toward debt settlement, even if it were nothing more than an invitation to Britain to confer after March 4. The incoming...
Check. But just as Araki seemed most certain of being rid of it, the League stiffened. Reason: U. S. Secretary of State Henry Lewis Stimson had caused his ambassador to remind all Foreign Powers that, in effect, the U. S. would not recognize conquest by force. The U. S. became the last obstacle in the Divine Emperor's way. But in the mind of Sadao Araki there is just one means (to date highly successful) to overcome obstacles: the sword of the Samurai...
...there is such hope it is dim today. Year ago, when Japan seized Chinchow. 90 miles from Shanhaikwan, U. S. Secretary of State Henry Lewis Stimson dashed off note after stern note. Last week news of Shanhaikwan's fall was brought to "Woodley," Mr. Stimson's home, just as he was tendering a reception to the diplomatic corps. Over cakes & tea Japan's new fait accompli was discussed-but nothing more...