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...Embassy. Some businessmen laid the French action to a desire to secure the upper hand at the negotiations for a treaty of commerce and amity with the U. S., due to take place in Paris on or about Oct. 15.? Others saw in it a move to force the hand of the U. S. in regard to paring down the French debt. An official protest was lodged by the U. S. through the Paris Embassy. The French promised to consider the matter. Busy businessmen doubted that anything would be done; that France would ever give up such a good...
...Paris preened herself for the advent of the "Second Expeditionary Force," certain U. S. citizens began to move away from there. Their attitude was well illustrated by a recent drawing in Life showing two men in conversation on a deck of an ocean liner. One (an obvious cad) says: "Of course, I hated to come home so soon?but I really couldn't bear to be in France while those American Legion rowdies are there!" To which the other (an honest and courageous gentleman) replies: "As I remember, you felt that way about it when they were there before...
Governor General. Chief credit for the astute political move went to Timothy Healy, Free State Governor General. "Tim" as he was known in the old days at Westminster, is one of the cleverest as well as one of the most vituperative politicians alive, whereas most af the Free State's political talent is young and relatively inexperienced. With almost certain defeat staring Mr. Cosgrave in the face, the Governor General would certainly point out the advantages of taking the decisive step of forcing the parties into a new contest, now that the country is believed to be well aroused...
...move has been made for the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance since it was dropped, and as far as the present Government is concerned none is contemplated...
...poor to pay for anything. He took his pay in oil, bonds. Once he sold an idea to an irate Irishwoman. She was the empress of a Philadelphia slum section he wanted badly to buy up for expansion of the Baldwin works. The lady had refused to sell and move out, and had wrathfully bade her neighbors do likewise. Mr. Vauclain put on an old straw hat, sauntered down her street and reclined in the sun opposite where she sat glowering on her porch. Neither spoke. After half an hour he strolled away. Next day he appeared again. Her sociability...