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...British note to Germany was sent to Paris, Rome, Brussels, Tokyo, Washington, through the respective Ambassadors in London. An early reply to the draft was demanded from the first four; to Washington it was made clear that an answer was not expected, but would, nevertheless, be welcome. After the Allied replies have been received the British Government will endeavor to reconcile the comments by modifying, as far as is consistent with its policy, the final draft of the note, which will then be sent to the German Government...
...creed which was manifest in the care shown in the writing of his novels. The Gang, a picture of boy life and street life in Manhattan, was received with unusual praise in England as well as in the United States. Of his new novel, he has already destroyed one draft. He says that to him the greatest of America's literary sins is that a novelist seems to be expected to publish at least one book a year. He tried in The Gang to present a faithful picture of the folkways of New York City?extraordinary, colorful folkways, as native...
...April, 1920, the Allies at the San Remo Conference agreed to give Great Britain the mandate for Palestine. The draft Mandate was submitted to the League of Nations in December, 1920, after Turkey had renounced her sovereignty over the country by signing the Treaty of Sevres in August, 1920. The Mandate for Palestine was not, however, passed by the Council of the League until July...
...Archbishop Hayes, read by Father Kelly of the Catholic Writers' Guild. Here, too, was Elmer Rice, author of The Adding Machine. I understand that he is to frame the statement on book censorship from the radical standpoint for the Author's League, while George Barr Baker will draft one on the conservative side. In my humble opinion, political censorship of books is inevitable, though tragic. It is inevitable because of the attitude of certain authors and publishers who definitely trade on the sensational and salacious character of some of their books. For the sins of these...
ROMEO AND JULIET?Last week of the longest Shakesperian run in American dramatic history, wherein Jane Cowl proves to everyone's satisfaction that you don't have to be over draft-age to present an enthralling Juliet...