Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After Molotov's Paris walkout (TIME, July 14), the Soviet Union hastily buttressed its economic spite-fence. In 30 days, twelve new trade pacts were signed between Moscow and satellites, or satellites and satellites. Shotgun treaties herded satellites more snugly into the Soviet economic pen. One rueful, resigned Rumanian characterized a Soviet trade agreement: "It is more blessed for us to give than to receive...
...maiden voyage," said distinguished Passenger Sir John Woods of the Board of Trade, "but it's rather like the second marriage of a very attractive widow...
...confession, therefore do not need psychoanalysis. On the other hand, it is also curious to note the term 'absolution' appearing more and more frequently in psychoanalytic literature. . . . Whatever their similarities and differences, it is high time that Catholics and Freudians got together and swapped some of their trade secrets...
Even worse effects will probably be felt in the realm of international trade. Said the Times: "[The bill] represents the very antithesis of the policy which the nations of the world, under the leadership of the United States, laid down at London and have been seeking to implement at Geneva." With the U.S. stand on wool (TIME, June 2) already blocking agreement at Geneva, the restrictive sugar bill was more evidence that the U.S. was all in favor of freeing world trade-as long as it did not disturb any Congressman's constituents...
Most of the authors who answered TIME's questions on the state of U.S. writing (see above) were interviewed by correspondents. Ernest Hemingway answered his questions by mail. He requested that both TIME's questions & his answers be published "since this has to do with my trade. You can say that when you saw me I was unshaven, needed a haircut, was barefoot, wearing a pyjama bottom and no top." The questions, and his replies...