Word: takings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...calculations and miscalculations of a few men in power, and there is a major unknown in their calculations: In case of war can they or can their enemies rely on the economic resources of the U. S.? If one of the men in power is tempted to take a bad gamble on that question, the U. S. may be indirectly responsible for launching a World...
Then Spaniards went to war with one another, egged on by Italy and Germany. In January 1937 a special resolution was rushed to Congress to take care of this unforeseen situation, for the Neutrality Act had no provision covering Civil Wars. It was passed at the behest of the State Department which was anxious to support British and French "nonintervention" policy. One lone Representative, Bernard of Minnesota, voted against...
...historic neutrals might thus win a victory by default. If so, they would have to reckon with the possibility of the victory being hollow-for, as 1917 proved, no nation can be neutral if its Administration chooses to take sides, or if its people take sides. In the present pre-war world there are few conflicts in which the U. S. people are neutral at heart. Their special neutrality is a basic disinclination to commit mass murder and be its victim. But there can be no guarantee of neutrality in any words, whether of mandatory legislation or of traditional international...
Many a European observer has guessed that the Nazis have two interlocking plans for war in Europe this summer: first a lightning-strike and then, if it fails, a deadlock in front of their defenses on the Western Front. If they win their Blitzkrieg they can take what they want; if they effect a deadlock, they can still bargain for concessions in return for Europe's peace...
...Vacationers last week were given an ugly warning to take their gas masks with them to the sea shore. But Bulldog Spirit can bring a bit of beautification even to A. R. P., as Mr. C. W. Milsom of Barnsbury, London, has demonstrated. Mr. Milsom, a backyard esthete, has prettied up the corrugated iron bomb shelter lent him (rent free) by the Government. The shelter's roof has been converted into a rock garden, a horseshoe ornaments the entrance, Christmas tree lights are strung inside. Presumably the rococo goldfish tank on the roof will be taken inside in case...