. St. Nicholas [serial]. ody was sus-picious of everybody else. In May, Lloyd Georgeand Briand, the French prime minister, wereopposing each other with a good deal of was a time of great danger. The Poles andthe French were suspicious of Germany, and Eng-land was suspicious of them all. The Poles are a gallant people—and just a bithot-tempered. Their history has been one ofmuch suffering and injustice at the hands ofGermany and Russia, and they are now eager toestablish their government as one of the great independent powers. It is to be hoped that theywill perceive that the best way t
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ody was sus-picious of everybody else. In May, Lloyd Georgeand Briand, the French prime minister, wereopposing each other with a good deal of was a time of great danger. The Poles andthe French were suspicious of Germany, and Eng-land was suspicious of them all. The Poles are a gallant people—and just a bithot-tempered. Their history has been one ofmuch suffering and injustice at the hands ofGermany and Russia, and they are now eager toestablish their government as one of the great independent powers. It is to be hoped that theywill perceive that the best way to realize theirhigh ambitions and make friends among thenations is to go slow and keep their ship of stateon a steady keel. TWO GREAT SCIENTISTS In May, we were visited by two great Europeanscientists, Madame Marie Curie and ProfessorAlbert Einstein. They were received with highhonors. Madame Curie and her husband discovered theelement radium. It is one of the very greatestof modern discoveries. The element is obtained. Wide World Photo MADAME CURIE AND HER DAUGHTER EVA in exceedingly small quantities and with muchdifficulty, and so is far more precious than gold. Madame Curie is studying its possible uses inmedicine, and the gift of a gram of it to her byAmerican women will help greatly in her usefulwork. Madame Curie visited a number of ourcolleges, and several of the colleges for womengave her honorary degrees. Professor Einstein is the author of a theorythat is not easy for most of us to get hold of. Ittries to explain the plan on which the universe isrun. It is called the Theory of Relativity, andrests upon the relations of bodies, including theplanets, in motion. The Watch Tower man is nt very smart, andhas to own up that Professor Einstein has him 844 THE WATCH TOWER stumped. But then, it has been said that thereare not more than twelve men in the world whocan really understand the Theory of Relativityand all that goes with it—and President Hardingsmilingly admits th
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