Word: understandingly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Indians, who could not be expected to understand why St. Gandhi was jailed "during His Majesty's pleasure," then feted at Buckingham Palace, then jailed a second time "during His Majesty's pleasure," were barred last week from beholding the newsreel Gandhi Meets The King...
Another kind of show-the kind anyone can understand-was provided by Viceroy & Lady Willingdon. Having pitched their golden thrones and held a durbar near the frontier of Afghanistan (TIME, May 2), they pitched thrones again last week and held another durbar in British Baluchistan, adjoining Persia. To do homage to Their Excellencies hundreds of Baluch nomads rushed out of mud-walled huts, sprang to horse and to camel and greeted the Vice-regal procession as Benito Mussolini or oldtime Amerindians would have done- with right arm outstretched. On the high-road to Kalat, capital of the native states...
...Brit's enormous capacity for drudgery and detail as well as the inspiration of his original mind, which won him the complete loyalty and affection of his staff. Once he had an office boy named William. William was not a brilliant boy, but he was smart enough to understand the spirit of the office, and young enough to exaggerate it almost comically. 'Mr. Hadden' became his god. William hated to leave at night. Probably he wouldn't have left if Brit hadn't told him he should go to night school. One day when Brit...
Bethlehem's President Eugene Gifford Grace spoke at length, declared European steelmakers are dumping their products in the U. S. "I cannot understand the inactivity of our labor friends," he said, "who have not only failed to demand new laws protecting American manufacturers, but have not insisted upon the enforcement of existing laws." Asked for a statement on conditions he said, "at the moment business is no longer falling...
...challenge of incalculable value. . . . Without these walls, a troubled and distracted world is seeking again the ways of Peace and orderly living. Within these walls fresh affirmation is given of the ways and means by which alone that Peace can be secured. . . . Here, we are seeking to understand through symbol, praise and sacrament, the paths that shall lead us ultimately to those serener heights where we shall know and comprehend God's larger plan for the peace and happiness of His children. . . . In no place other than here in the capital of the nation has such a Temple of Peace...