Word: accepter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Following Nazi Theodor Habicht's "radio ultimatum'' giving Austria eight days to accept a Nazi Government, the Heimwehr men were being sent to the border where 10,000 men of the famed Austrian Legion were supposed to be ready to invade the country through the narrow valley at Braunau-Adolf Hitler's birthplace. U. S. correspondents investigated privately, could find no signs of unusual activity on either side of the border. From Berlin they learned that Handsome Adolf himself had suppressed news of the Habicht ultimatum in Germany and was thinking of pensioning or retiring...
...Heimwehr men had left Vienna in order to stage a fascist march on Vienna in imitation of Mussolini's famed March on Rome. Chancellor Dollfuss was a party to this, willing to step down to accept either von Starhemberg or Emil Fey as Heimwehr Dictator. Prince von Starhemberg scotched this story himself: "Please deny energetically any rumor of a Heimwehr march on Vienna. There is no need for such a march. We are a part of the Government and fully support the Government...
...over the telephone to his wife. Postal Telegraph called the service "irregular," stopped it. Through Western Union one can send any of twelve prepared birthday greetings, have notes, letters, orangeade, sandwiches delivered by messenger, subscribe to TIME. Last week Western Union added a new service when it agreed to accept packages at all of its offices for shipment through the Railway Express Agency. At no extra cost Western Union messengers will call for packages up to the value of $250, take them to the nearest Railway Express office. Devised by Presidents Leon O. Head of Railway Express and Roy Barton...
...relinquish the naval bases in the Philippine Islands, he was taking the first step towards granting them a satisfactory independence. The sugar tariffs imminent on autonomy will probably raise protest from Philippine capital, but there is no possible doubt that if they are to leave our control, they must accept the same treatment as any other foreign nation. Imperialists in this country will decry the losing of our Far East naval bases. They will claim that such action makes a possible Japanese attack probable. While there is some truth in their fears, the effect on the whole would...
...conviction, unpopular as it was articulate, that victory held nothing for Austria, Professor Schumpeter was appointed in 1915 to the Commission for the Socialization of industry in Berlin, on which he served until the socialist premier Renner called him to Vienna in 1918 to accept the Finance portfolio in the new coalition government being formed to replace that of the recently abdicated Emperor Charles...