Word: growing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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While western Europe wastes itself in war, Russia will grow rich, powerful and respected, with great advances (thanks to German engineers) in science, technology, education and living standards. Today scornful J. B. and overfattened France grow solicitous of the Bear, who no longer needs them. A year ago these "civilized" democracies (?) discussed using a pound of Bear flesh for appeasement meat. Hitler smacked his lips. The Ukraine! Sick, friendless and with Nippon gnawing his tail, the Bear bid fair to be devoured, and England would have agreed to the death and enslavement of the Russian people in exchange for some...
Leaders. Poland is the amoeba of Europe. Since the Tenth Century the rhythm of its life has been grow, divide, grow, divide. The very first king to give Poland substantial nationhood (Boleslav, the Wry-mouthed, 1086-1139) split his inheritance between four sons. And the most recent man to contribute to Polish statehood, Marshal Pilsudski, similarly divided his power (though not his land) among three favorites...
...word came: The Exchange had been closed. It did not reopen until November 28 (under restrictions not entirely removed until April 1, 1915). By that time the panic had passed, the New Federal Reserve act was in effect (Nov. 16, 1914) and the U. S. was beginning to grow fat on war business...
...volume of goods per worker) in production trebled but efficiency in distribution sat still, and a quarter of the country's workers were shifted from production to distribution. While U. S. businessmen goggled at the cost-saving possibilities of automatic machinery and scientific mass production, they let distribution grow into a vast, unscientific mushroom. Pennies snipped from production cost climbed back onto the cost of getting goods to the consumer...
...likely soon to return to $4.86 or even $4.68. So unless the dollar is competitively devalued U. S. manufacturers will face new British underselling. If Argentina, Australia and other crop exporters (in the sterling area) also mark down their currencies, as is likely, their cotton, grains and meats will grow cheaper, intensifying the U. S. crop crisis (which only a war could ease...