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...Queen Alexandra when they came to "take the waters." Down from its wall came a portrait of bewhiskered Kaiser Franz Josef and up went a photograph of smooth-face Führer Henlein. The new occupant of the Suite was Sudeten Nazi Leader Konrad Henlein who went there to confer with representative of Britain's mediator, Viscount Runciman...
...soon evident that the political pot was boiling. After a two-hour conference Lord Runciman's chief aide, Mr. Frank Trelawny Arthur Ashton-Gwatkin flew to London to confer with Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax. He was sa: to have reported: 1) that Führer Henlin was virtually a "straw man," repeatedly refusing to commit himself and saying he must first consult Berlin; 2) that unless Britain again issued a firm warning to Germany, Lord Runciman might not be able to keep the situation in hand. In Central Europe, chancelleries buzzed with a story that German Field Marshall Hermann...
...Groups in many countries have asked to furnish and equip different rooms. Certain rooms will be set aside where businessmen, labor leaders, members of Parliament and other national leaders can confer...
Konrad Henlein, the Sudeten German Führer, sent only subordinates to confer with the Viscount. The consideration with which he treated them was considered spectacular. Lord Runciman's program included 20-minute formal calls on President Eduard Benes and Premier Milan Hodza; two lengthy conferences with henchmen of Henlein, the second lasting until 2 a. m.; next day lunch with...
...present glowing affection for the U. S. of Good Neighbor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Signed by President Federico Laredo Bru was a bill making July 4 an official holiday for all commercial, industrial, governmental activity. Moved in the Cuban Senate by Liberal Senator Manuel Capestany was a proposal to confer upon Good Neighbor Roosevelt the title of "Eminent Citizen of America" in honor of his "historical role in the defense of democratic principles." For Cuba's Fourth there were fireworks, concerts, a banquet for U.S. Ambassador J. Butler Wright, a parade and a National Theatre mass meeting in honor...