Word: barthou
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...angry Poland, an expectant Russia, a wailing China and an Irish Free State brimming with cussedness were on the capable hands of French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou at Geneva last week, and he is 72. Never once did the verve, élan and practical wisdom of this Gascon grandfather falter. He is the grand practitioner of the Old Diplomacy. He knows what his country wants and is not ashamed to live like a discriminating prince while getting it. Last week his immediate purpose was to wangle Soviet Russia into the League of Nations but he was preparing other, greater moves...
Marked by correspondents as the statesman of this week was that vivacious veteran of high politics the Foreign Minister of France, twinkly-eyed, white-whiskered Louis Barthou. His three big jobs...
After the Assembly had disposed of such routine business as electing for its President Foreign Minister Richard Sand-ier of Sweden, a thoroughgoing Socialist, it began to appear that Foreign Minister Barthou might reach his first objective even sooner than he had expected. Three days of corridor-padding and bedroom-lobbying had produced the assurance that, when Russia's entry came up in the Council, Poland would vote yes, Argentina and Portugal would cast no ballots...
...villa Pessimist Avenol settled down to wait for chaos. He was roused by French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou's project for an Eastern Locarno Pact in which was implicit the idea that Russia as a major signatory should enter the League (TIME, July 23). This week the League Council and Assembly will meet in Geneva and M. Avenol was aquiver with hope and expectation that the League will more than make up for its loss of Japan and Germany by gaining Soviet Russia...
France. Recognizing Italy as the patron of Austrian independence, French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou called in Italian Ambassador Count Pignatti, told him France was ready to act with Britain and Italy in case of need. Premier Doumergue to the Austrian Government: ". . . Odious attempt. . . . France is firmly attached to maintenance of that independence...