Word: chancellor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...came around when Frank B. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State designate, but still functioning as U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, sat down with the Prince of Wales, Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston S. Churchill, the veteran ex-Premier and statesman Lord Balfour and a goodly sprinkling of Cabinet Ministers and foreign Ambassadors. The Pilgrims were giving Mr. Kellogg the usual send-off dinner...
...speakers must, the Chancellor spoke of the Washington Arms Conference and went on to speak "with obvious pride" of the British Navy. Of the former he said in part...
...through the Chancellor's speech there were constant interruptions, slamming of desk-lids, rude calls. At one point, the Chancellor was forced to halt by the indescribable racket of Government supporters and Opposition as they vainly and vocally tried to shout one another down. Herr Luther looked pleadingly toward the President's Chair, but Herr Doktor Loebe was not there; he had left the Chamber for a snack of Frankfurters and beer. The Acting President, Herr Riesser, much preoccupied, suddenly became aware that the Chancellor was not speaking, looked up, caught Herr Luther's eye, jumped...
...When Chancellor Luther stood up to plead support for his so-called Non-Partisan Cabinet (actually it is predominantly Monarchist), a Communist yelled: "You henchman of Morgan...
...period of his speech, he said : "We have unanimously decided that the form of the German State is not to be altered." (Loud, ironical laughter.) Continued the Chancellor: "This matter is really too serious for me to adopt the standpoint of those who laugh about...