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I Explained To Them At Length, And With Precision, The

actual import of Articles 102-105 of the Treaty of Versailles. The City of Danzig, I explained, although inhabited by a majority of German Nationals, was so situated as to be......

The Elder Of My Two Unexpected But Most Welcome Guests

was employed in a wholesale business. His hours were 9.o to 5.3o, he was allowed Saturday afternoon free, and was given three weeks holiday a year. Four nights a week were spent......

People And Things

By HAROLD NICOLSON e, 1 1HE English winter," wrote Lord Byron, " ends in July in order to begin again in August." The truth of this apophthegm was abundantly proved during the......

A Change Of Method Was Evidently Essential. I Adopted The

Socratic method. " So you are not prepared," I asked them, " to fight for Democracy?" " You bet we're not," they answered. " Then surely," I suggested winningly, " you must......