Word: writing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Oliver M. Sayler has sailed triumphantly through the dangerous sea of contemporary criticism in his latest book, "Our American Theatre". His motive in writing this chronicle "has been to sketch in the highlights of this period and to make our American Theatre live through intimate studies of the men and women who have been responsible for its record". Carefully and with much patience, he must have collected the amazing data in the book. And with equally amazing skill, he has presented his story. For the most part one is not conscious of the facts and theories, but is swept along...
...journalism was even ahead of politics in scenting the rumors. Some time ago Richard V. Oulahan, chief of The New York Times correspondents in Washington, set sail across the Pacific, leaving this country at the very time when Congress was assembling?a most illogical procedure. Mr. Oulahan began to write articles on the Philippine political situation. Then suddenly he sent a new story...
...taxes with little complaint about it, and also relieve the people of $270,000,000 tax burdens. I would shift $500,000,000 from the shoulders of those least able to bear it and place it where the burden could be better sustained. ... In any bill I write, the principles will be economically sound. I will never do anything to impair the right of property. I am a property owner myself and I believe in respecting that right...
...York Times: ". . . though the piece is designed for millions upon millions (Mr. Cohan is far too wise to write as well as he knows how), there are moments in it that are A-1 Cohan...
...publicity man by this time knows the stock arguments in favor of it, and thus a great unanimity of opinion has resulted. The topic of European recovery was worn threadbare during 1919-23 by prominent bankers and manufacturers, and it has been a genuine relief for their secretaries to write of the more practical and vital topic of taxes...