There were many birthdays last week. The Japanese Empire, 660 years older than Christianity, celebrated its 2,600th anniversary with plans for its aggrandizement (see p. 38). The U. S. Marines, twitching at their triggers as always, were 165 years old. King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy was 69 and disappointed at the news from Greece (see p. 24). President Jorge Ubico of Guatemala was 62 and successful (see p. 37). In Moscow, Russia celebrated the 23rd anniversary of its Revolution with a military demonstration and professions of peace, while in Washington tiny Ambassador...
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