Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last December the U. S. extended China a credit of $25,000,000 for farm and industrial purchases. In March Great Britain followed suit with a credit for the same amount, to support Chinese currency. These two loans put a deceptive rouge on China's pale financial face. Last week Chinese officials in Chungking said that Soviet Russia would soon lend China 700,000,000 rubles ($140,000,000), that a preliminary loan of $30,000,000 had been settled. If the huge credit goes through, China's face will get some really healthy color...
Forty other Senators sat in the chamber, grimly set on stiff-arming everything that might slow up adjournment. And between his afternoon naps in the cloakroom they had the support of Vice President Garner, who had a ticket to Texas in his wallet...
...sure majority. Last week Dr. D. J. de Geer, leader of the Christian Historical Party, smaller but a shade less conservative than the Anti-Revolutionaries, formed a new Cabinet. Now that they are rid of stiff-necked Dr. Colijn, the Socialists and Catholics may well be ready to support a compromise policy...
Last week, out for public support for his 5? fare, Fred Nolan tried out another one: two-and three-hour "fresh-air cruises" for Detroiters in D.S.R. busses to River Rouge Park and other local beauty spots. The fare: 15? for adults, 10? for children. First night five busses were used, the second 13. Smart Fred Nolan prepared to throw into D.S.R.'s fresh-air cruises all the equipment that was needed...
...sooner had the Senate stopped the President cold on Neutrality last fortnight than Prime Minister Chamberlain announced Britain's appeasing recognition of the "special requirements" of Japan's armies in China. This seeming default by the greatest of the Democracies which Mr. Roosevelt wanted to support enabled California's white-crested, Isolationist Senator Hiram Johnson to crow...