Word: cartel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rival proposal was that of le Cartel des Gauches, the coalition of the left, headed by M. Herriot. It featured the tightening up of existing tax machineryThe "Socialist wing of the Cartel held a party caucus, and the delegates who attended voted, 1,766 to 1,331, against the party's supporting any Ministry whatever unless a majority of the Ministers should be Socialists. This was taken to mean that M. Herriot could not depend on the Socialists to support a Cartel Ministry with himself as Premier. The Cartel was declared split and probably impotent to oust M. Briand...
...group of Deputies surrounded M. Briand and slyly reminded him that the power of M. Herriot's Cartel des Gauches* has allegedly been resurrected. They twitted the Premier with adroit insinuations that the Cartellist Ministers?Chautemps (Interior), Deladier (Education), Durafour (Labor), Renoult (Justice)?were about to resign from the Cabinet, thereby discrediting the Briand Government and paving the way for a purely Cartel Ministry. For the benefit of everyone within hearing the Briand throat was cleared. His luxuriant tufted jungle of hair seemed to dilate as he cast a swift piercing glance about...
Some days later the magic of M. Briand's deep 'cello voice and the coercive power of his wire-pulling were seen to have had their effects. The Cartellists began to doubt their ability to oppose a solid front to M. Briand. Suppose the Socialist wing of the Cartel should get out of hand once more? They reflected that a Socialist party caucus was shortly to be convoked. After that it might or might not be evident that the Socialists would line up solidly with the Cartel. Why risk a showdown with Briand before them? In a word, all these...
...Briand succeeded in getting all his Ministers, and to a lesser extent the political groups of which they are members, committed to a definite Briand-Doumer Finance Program. Optimistic observers inclined to the opinion that he can weld and strengthen these commitments into a majority which can resist the Cartel's efforts to dictate Government policy. Political ravens, of course, croaked that the Cabinet's pledge of unanimity was writ in water...
...coalition of the Left parties in the Chamber prior to the period of utter political chaos in which France has weltered of late. Le Cartel existed as a solid bloc which dictated the policy of the Government...