THE WEEK The President's Program IT WOULD not be surprising if the immediate reason for Mr. Roosevelt's reluctant request for a national service act is the attitude of union labor, which Francis...
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Excerpts . . . ANDRE LABARTHE* THE train was ready to leave; the locomotive was panting. You could hear no other sound, for it smothered out the voices of the soldiers who were perched like birds...
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The Mood of the Workers What lies back of strikes and strike threats Francis Downing AS I WRITE, the strike is over. In a sense the railway workers were psychologically defeated, and did not...
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Russia's Soloviev A brief account of a great Christian philosopher G. J. Eustace IF THERE is one theme that is recurrent in the writings of Russians, yesterday and today, it is that no victory...
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Communications THE WHITE RUSSIANS Chicago, III. To the Editors: You must be heartily congratulated for your discussion of the Polish frontier issue (October 15, November 5 and 12, 1943). You are...
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The Stage & Screen Over Twenty-One HAND (I think) in glove, Ruth Gordon as playwright and George Kaufman as director have plotted the first comedy hit of the season, and very plain funny it is. A...
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THE SCREEN Goodbye to the Rovers IT HAS BEEN interesting to watch Hollywood change its style of heroes in war pictures. The Rover Boys with their individual brands of heroics have been...
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Back in the Fight C. G. PAULDING ANDRE LABARTHE has written a book in French called "Retour au Feu"* which means going back into the line, or getting back into the fight. It is the story of how...
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Editors' Choice Persons and Places. The Background of My Life. George Santayana. Scribners. $2.50. Avalanche. Kay Boyle. Simon & Schuster. $2.50. Avila and Boston "NOT that I would nail the flag...
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The Inner Forum More Greek Rite Catholics UNFORTUNATELY it cannot be assumed even at this time of day that all Latin-rite Catholics in America are as well informed as they should be about their...
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