Word: br
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sober German citizens had had an all too graphic picture of the parliamentary proceedings of both of Germany's extreme parties in action. Chancellor Brüning was not unduly alarmed. Next day was Corpus Christi. He marched in the religious procession (first in Berlin since the War) to the Cathedral of St. Hedwig. Strengthened by this, he buttonholed President von Hindenburg for four hours and 45 minutes three days later, tried to persuade his old patron not to admit the Fascists to a share in the Government until after the Lausanne conference in June. Meanwhile, the Chancellor planned...
...Seven powers at the Geneva Conference. Of these the Chief British Delegate, Sir John Simon, was in London, hastily summoned by the Japanese crisis; and the Chief French Delegate, André Tardieu, was in Paris, hastily summoned by the French Cabinet crisis. The Chief German Delegate, Heinrich Brüning, was in Berlin; and the Chief U. S. Delegate, Henry Lewis Stimson, was in Washington. The acting Chief U. S. Delegate, Hugh Simons Gibson, was not only in bed with a bad cold three days of last week in Geneva but apparently communicated this affliction to Captain Kent Churchill Melhorn...
...Seven only Germany spoke. Cheer on cheer greeted German Chief Delegate Chancellor Brüning when he made the initial German proposals in general terms. Last week dead silence greeted the presentation of Germany's specific proposals by the German Ambassador to Turkey, Rudolf Nadolny...
Germans were tardy about scotching Wall Street's scare. The Reichsbank in President Hans Luther's own good time denied officially that the mark would go off gold. Followed an official Foreign Office denial and at the Chancellery it was said that Dr. Brüning, far from handing the Government over to Herr Hitler, planned to attend the World Disarmament Conference next February as Chancellor...
...chapter were chosen to be orators; often two Seniors, whose subjects were noticeable for indefiniteness: Friendship; History; Industry; Happiness; Man (this last led to an entry in the diary of the Reverend Dr. John Pierce, indefatigable guest at anniversaries during a period of forty years: "The oration of Br. Pipon on Man consisted of miscellaneous and severely critical remarks on man.") By 1796, however, the custom of inviting one poet and one orator to take part in each anniversary had been initiated; and the list of great Americans who have accepted this honor, and made the gatherings memorable by their...