Word: two
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...points to override great public issues involved in our being able to come to a settlement." Loyal Help: Over 15 million dollars was to have been spent on building the war boats postponed by Britain last week- namely the cruisers Surrey and Northumberland, the submarine "mother ship" Maidstone, and two submarines. Thousands of workmen will have to be taken off these well-paying jobs. They are unionized, potent. Last week the Labor party's Ramsay MacDonald simply dared not throw too many shipyard constituents out of work. Therefore his speech contained this interesting passage: "I am glad...
...two hours, so has science and electricity aided the ancient art of brewing, the "Prince's Brew" was ready to be bottled and barreled. Edward of Wales was handed a copious draught of his own ale and pronounced a master maltster...
...payments will be vicarious and doubtful. Germany has only been able to pay the Dawes contributions by borrowing on a large scale, simultaneously keeping down wages. You cannot continue the two processes indefinitely. ... I observe that during the two years when it was suggested that we do not receive reparations, there was no suggestion that the United States was not to receive any payment on her debt. This seemed rather a one-sided transaction...
Like some pigmy umpire nervously staging a handshake between quarrelsome giants, small Norway last week brought Imperial Britain and Communist Russia into their first diplomatic contact in more than two years...
...last previous representative of Red Russia in London was Soviet Chargé d'Affaires A. P. Rosengolz. He was given his walking papers by the since-fallen Conservative Government two Junes ago (TIME, June 12, 1927). As M. Rosengolz hurried into Victoria Station to catch his boat train, he was cheered by a delegation of British Laborites led by jovial Arthur Henderson, then Minister of State for Home Affairs. "Hullo, old fellow!" boomed Mr. Henderson, and warmly wrung the parting Comrade's hand...