Word: austen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Preliminaries. Sir Austen Chamberlain, recently knighted British Foreign Secretary, headed the table, with Premier Baldwin on his right, and on his left Sir Cecil Hurst, famed British jurist, whose duty it was to officially certify the credentials of the plenipotentiaries: M. Briand, Premier and Foreign Minister of France; Signor Scialoja, head of the Italian delegation to the League of Nations; MM. Vandervelde, Benes and Skrzynski, respectively Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland; Chancellor Luther and Foreign Minister Stresemann of the German Reich...
Parliament opened last week and the House of Commons ratified the Locarno Treaties by a vote of 375 to 13, thus setting a great seal of triumph upon the labors of two men named Chamberlain, one living and one dead-Austen Chamberlain, His Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who negotiated the Locarno Treaties (TIME, Oct. 12 et seq., INTERNATIONAL), and Joseph Chamberlain, beloved and fearless Victorian champion of Empire, whose darling wish it was that his son Austen should grow up into a statesman whose diplomacy should transcend even the limits of the Empire...
...Debate in the Commons was preceded by an almost unanimous outburst of cheering, which greeted Austen Chamberlain as he entered the assembly and proceeded to submit the motion for ratification. In the crowded balcony, the U.S. and Belgian Ambassadors and the Councilor of the German Embassy were present; they followed the ensuing speeches with eager attention...
...caution and of peace. Those qualities recommended him highly as a successor to General Maurice Sarrail, the recalled French High Commander to Syria (TIME, Nov. 9). Last week Frenchmen were well pleased as M. de Jouvenel slipped quietly over to London for a conference with British Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain, preparatory to setting out for Syria...
...youth he drudged 12 hours a day, at a salary of 4 shillings a week ($1.00). Last week he welcomed to the sumptuous mayoral board a company of diners plenipotent and distinguished. Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain, and the German Ambassador to Britain, Herr Doktor Sthamer, sat next each other and exchanged friendly pledges in a great loving cup. Premier Baldwin, Admiral Lord Beatty, a host of foreign Ambassadors, and many notable Britons from every walk of life, completed the gathering. As usual the banqueters were regaled with speeches of considerable political significance. Since the Foreign Secretary spoke publicly...