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...living Icelandic statesmen is Jonas Jonsson, "The Mussolini of the North," who is Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastics and of course a "literary man." Like Il Duce he is said to have a jealous eye upon the Crown, not with a view to seizing it for himself but with intent to make Iceland a republic. Today the King of Iceland is also King Christian X of Denmark. But eager Icelandic-Americans explain: "Iceland is completely independent of Denmark. It is like two corporations in America, one may be a silk mill and the other an iron mine...
...National City Co. Its advertisement of the bonds, he said, intended "to deceive the American public into the belief that the proceeds of these bonds were to be used to foster and finance the development of chemical and allied industries in the U. S. . . . whereas the real purpose and intent was to obtain $30,000,000 from American citizens with which to strengthen the I. G. Farben-industrie Aktiengesellschaft in Germany in competition with and in destruction of the American chemical industry...
...compromise. Vainly Mr. Stimson tried to show them that submarines were useless against battleships, that they served only as weapons of uncivilized warfare against unarmed merchantmen. Possibly the Japanese interpreter failed to translate the full vigor of the Secretary's arguments; perhaps the Japanese delegates were really intent on holding their position on submarines. In any event no agreement was reached...
...Your announcement is a surrender to these grain people . . . a disclaimer of any intention of a desire to be helpful to cooperative associations and a determination to disregard both the spirit and intent of the law. . . . If the policy of the board is to be determined in secret meetings with the speculative interests, the board is functioning in the interest of the grain people and in opposition to the farmers...
...Colonies Dr. T. Drummond Shiels. The women, said Dr. Shiels, were Negresses. They had attacked some British officers. Troops rushing to the rescue of their superiors received the order "Hold your fire, men!" and did so until the Negresses approached, slapped their faces, laid hands upon their rifles with intent to snatch them, whereupon British chivalry cracked and the shooting down of women began...