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Word: tomsky (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...Tomski. One of those for whom the waiter would not function was Comrade Tomski, loquacious Russian, who expressed gratitude to Britain for allowing him to stay "a whole 14 days in England." Mr. Tomski spoke for three hours in his native tongue. A translator informed the audience that Mr. Tomski had said that the Soviet had "relieved bankers of the burden of banks, land owners of the burden of land, and factory owners of the burden of conducting factories." In the middle of these proceedings the organist got the wrong cue and burst into The International. After Comrade Tomski...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Commonwealth of Nations: At Scarborough | 9/21/1925 | See Source »

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