Word: bitterly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...debts to the U. S. and was or were to the effect that the Administration's attempt to collect the debts need not be taken as seriously as it sounded. Was Otto H. Kahn the cause of offense ? He had made a speech, had tried to sweeten the bitter bills. Was George W. Wickersham the butt of official anonymous reproach? He had made several speeches on the general subject of peace, goodwill. Did Congressman W. R. Green misstep? He had conferred with Finance Minister Caillaux of France, had told newspapermen France could not pay quickly. Or was the offender...
...will the doughboys of the late War feel if the U. S. offers a courtesy to Germany? Will they be bitter...
...most important speech uttered was a fiery one from Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann. In a bitter tirade against the Entente Powers, lie attacked them for the non-evacuation of Cologne, for alleging that Germany had been secretly arming without; and, in the course of five months, not being able to draft a note containing specific charges "in such a form that they could deliver it." He affirmed emphatically that Germany was disarmed, calling all reports to the contrary "ridiculous inventions...
...bitter argument between Republicans and Monarchists followed. The Republicans expressed faith in President von Hindenburg, but thought that his followers would surely attempt to restore a Kaiser. The Monarchists tried to argue that the President's oath of allegiance to the Republic meant nothing in particular to the Monarchist cause and that the Monarchists would continue to work for a restoration...
...other is that crime cannot pay dividends commensurate with its risk. The yegg at the safe, the thug at the holdup, the gangster in his running fight-always he must have all the luck on his side if he is to escape the gloomy, bitter penalty of the law. So say the advertisements under their challenging caption...