Word: consulate
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week it was unveiled. The President of the Town Council, the U. S. Consul, Sir Eric Drummond (Secretary General of the League) made speeches. Sir Eric made reference to "the atmosphere of Geneva, which, being clear from any international strife, has an appealing virtue which tends to render passions less violent and disputes less bitter...
...result was that the aforesaid freeborn American citizens sneezed a complaint to the U. S. Consul at Yokohama. Later, the Japanese Director of Customs apologized to the Consul for the discourteous treatment accorded to the Americans by the customs officer and stated that he would remove him from his post...
Died. Edward C. Little, 65, U. S. Representative from Kansas and onetime Consul General to Egypt; in Washington, of paralysis...
Mexico's Excuse. The Mexican Government issued a statement which read in part: "The Hon. Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister, held last Monday an interview with the Mexican Consul in London, in the course of which Mr. MacDonald stated that he regarded the attitude of the Mexican Government toward Mr. Cummins as a discourtesy incompatible with friendly relations...
...Government has been inexcusable. [General cheers.] After various attempts to get that Government to hold its hand, a message came to the Foreign Office on Saturday, the 14th, that if Mr. Cummins did not surrender himself His Majesty's Legation would be broken into on the 16th. The Consul General was warned by me of the gravity of such a step and I made a final request to the Government to take no further action until the arrival of the Hohler mission, which I was still prepared to send...