Word: blocs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Premier Poincaré is to remain in power until June 2, when the new Chamber of Deputies meets. The choice of a Premier to succeed "Papa" Poincaré lay between MM. Herriot and Briand. Briand is the more popular, but Herriot heads the largest party, the Radical-Socialist group (Bloc de Gauche). Many people thought that Poincaré would attempt to get together a small majority, French parliamentary practices permitting such odd procedure, but this is most unlikely...
...long ago President Millerand threatened to resign if the Bloc National were defeated. The transfer of some 100 votes to the Radicals and Socialists leaves the Bloc in a minority and critics were wondering if the President would carry out his threat. A Socialist régime would in no way suit M. Millerand's policy of active participation in governing France...
...this estimate be correct, M. Poincaré's new bloc (composed of Republicans of varying hue) is safe; for what every lazy French voter wants is security, religious peace, reparations, administrative reform and economy, and those things are what the Premier is striving to give them...
...that the Society will doubtless defeat its own ends. Since its aim is to obtain 100,000 members whose first or last name is George it will be forced to petition for membership among the porters themselves. And after all most of them are really named George. The porters bloc will inevitably defeat the purpose of the Society. Like the famous "Shifters" organization it will probably die of its own weight...
...events in their proper perspective. Its publication by Houghton Mifflin Company at this time is especially opportune in view of its contents and aim. It will help to answer some of the questions asked by thoughtful observers, such as "Will there be a new party?" "What will the Progressive Bloc do in Congress?" "Why is agricultural relief so urgent and persistent...