Word: chambers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Parliamentary Crisis: Since free France is still continental Europe's greatest Democracy, her battle of last week was fought in the Chamber & Senate. In case Chautemps & Friends did not win, there was a good chance not only of an eruption of strikes, but a general strike followed by God knew what...
...constructive effort to create, by democratic means and with democratic checks, a French State authority strong enough to arbitrate and enforce peaceful settlement of disputes between Capital & Labor. The 7,000 contracts expiring March 1 were not permitted to expire last week while the parliamentary battle raged, for the Chamber & Senate calendar was kept day after day at February 28, and thus officially time stood still...
...cost of living has now risen and is still rising in France at such a rate that wages must obviously be further raised- members of the Chamber took time out recently to raise their own pay-and the new charter adopts a variant of the system existing in Belgium, where most labor contracts provide for automatic revision of wages up or down in step with the price index...
Politics. D'Annunzio had been elected Deputy from Ortona de Mare in 1897. Fellow legislators dubbed him "The Deputy of Beauty." He took his seat on the Right but one day the tumult and shouting from the Socialist benches impressed him. He stilled the Chamber. "I walk toward life," he announced, and in full drama crossed over to the Left. But he did not stay long, quit Socialism and politics...
When Cuba revived constitutional government in 1936, after a three-year lapse, the constitution provided that half the lower chamber be renewed every two years. Some months ago the members drew lots to determine those who would serve the short two-year term and at last week's balloting a majority of the unlucky holders were up for reelection. All the candidates, although they represented seven parties, were pledged to Batista and his Three-Year Plan. Cuban voters were so apathetic that less than 30% of the electorate went to the polls...