Word: text
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...murky air, but the voice of his onetime friend, Josephus Daniels, who began four years ago raising funds for the statue. Day before Mr. Daniels had arrived from his far-off post as Ambassador in Mexico City, partly to visit at the White House, partly to bring the text of the New Mexican Claims agreements but mostly to speak in praise of his fellow member in Woodrow Wilson's Cabinet. Ambassador Daniels reviewed the whole life of the Great Commoner from the "Cross of Gold'' to the evolution trial at Dayton, Tenn., told how he "made" three...
...occupy the New Leisure, by a bright writer. NINE ETCHED FROM LIFE-Emil Ludwig-McBride ($3). Short biographies of Briand, Lloyd George, Stalin, Mussolini et al. PORTRAIT OF AMERICA-Diego Rivera- Covici, Friede ($3.50). Examples of Muralist Rivera's work, with introduction by himself, explanatory text...
...genuine advance in the teaching of these subjects would result were the student allowed to take text books or at least formula cards into the exam room. Mathematical subjects are not mastered overnight at the Widow's and these aids would prove a mental convenience rather than an intellectual crutch; and furthermore their use would enable the harassed student to spend the fleeting hours before finals in a more profitable pursuit of knowledge...
...ambling around himself. Harvardman, socialite, longtime Ambassador to Turkey with two daughters married into the service, Ambassador Grew is generally considered the ablest of U. S. career diplomats. He remained closeted for a long time with Foreign Minister Koki Hirota last week in an effort to obtain an official text of the statement on Chinese policy with which Japan startled the Western world fortnight...
Japan's out, of course, was that there was no official text of the statement, as made orally by the Japanese Official Spokesman, Eiji Amau. In Tokyo, therefore, two identical notes were delivered to the British and U. S. Embassies from Foreign Minister Koki Hirota. It was explained that these were Japan's only official utterances on the subject of her policy toward China. Japan withdrew nothing of importance, but there were many soothing omissions. Japan had no intention of abrogating the Nine Power Treaty, or of interfering with the "purely commercial'' interests of other powers...