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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Considerably upset were these peace-lovers when Walter Millis, author of Road to War, text book of the Peace Bloc (TIME, Jan. 20), declared in a Scripps-Howard interview: "Extension of last year's arms embargo is about as far as we can proceed safely with a neutrality program at present. ... We must not forget that legislation may work in a quite unforeseeable fashion when an actual war arises. ... No man can say categorically how any neutrality program would function in the face of a real crisis such as a serious outbreak in Europe...
Secretary Ickes then took his turn at the lectern, drew his moral from the text of Lincoln's life. Said he: "It appears to have been Abraham Lincoln who scuttled the American Constitution, set up a dictatorship, threw the Supreme Court into the Potomac River and declared a moratorium on Congress. In fact, General George B. McClellan ran against him for President in 1864 on a 'Save-the-Constitution' platform...
...Chinese. Last week's keynote caused the Japanese Foreign Office's tart spokesman Mr. Eiji Amau to snort: "Senator Pittman's utterances indicate that he is actuated by ill will, and lacks both knowledge and judgment. Indeed, I really cannot comment until I see the official text because such a speech by a responsible statesman is incredible!" Where Was China? In all last week's fighting and alarms where was China? What was the role of Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, who is today Premier of the Nanking Government? For some years Generalissimo Chiang has avoided becoming involved...
...Full text: "I have received with true satisfaction the loyal and affectionate address which the House of Commons has presented to me on the grievous loss I have sustained and my accession to the throne. I thank you for your expression of loyal attachment to my person. You may be assured that the first object of my life will be to maintain the liberties of my people and to promote the welfare of all classes of my subjects. I pray that by the blessing of Almighty God I may justify your trust throughout my reign...
...plan for national scholarships and roving professorships was received by President Conant at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The contents will not be released by University Hall since the Nazi's answer is a personal letter to President Conant and it is customary for the sender to publish the text of such a communication rather than the recipient...