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...other hand, channels of supply are now open which were not in the last war when all Europe was fighting. Though cut off by sea, she now has access to trade with Scandinavia, Italy, and the Balkans...
Numerous previous petitions, which asked that the laboratories be open every evening and with full stock-room service, were denied for financial reasons. This year the privilege was only asked for two evenings per week and access to supplies was not requested, announced William B. Schallek '41, chairman of the petitioning committee...
...still, we'd hate to see Mr. Conant lose his common touch in this sudden access of fame. It is understandable that a Harvard president must look to his wardrobe, but also let him keep up on his mountaineering. For sheer refreshment, Calvin Coolidge in an Indian war bonnet is nothing to the sight of Mr. Conant on a mountain top, coatless, hatless, and unkempt. And some day, if the Fates are kind, we may catch a glimpse of him lounging along Quincy St., in a shabby tweed jacket, and trousers breaking slightly around the knee...
...explanation more depressing than any to the German cause was published by El Dia of Montevideo: that Britain's lighter cruisers actually rendered Germany's vaunted sea terror harmless. Said El Dia, which may well have had access to the official Uruguayan commission that examined Spee: "We are authoritatively able to give assurance that the Graf Spee's fighting capacity was almost totally nullified in the battle. Its control tower had been damaged so that its artillery could not be managed. Its ammunition lifter had been paralyzed and heavy shells had to be carried on the shoulders...
...difficulties. It was no matter of "taking sides." There were 41 U. S. sailors on City of Flint. Had the U. S. followed another policy it might have been placed in the position of evading its responsibility to them. Unexpected refusal of the Russians to permit U. S. access to the crew opened a hole as big as the blast of a torpedo in the Russian case. Newspaper dispatches called the case a U. S. diplomatic victory. There could scarcely be a victory over such a problem; the outcome appeared rather to be an instance in which a simple demand...