Word: defender
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thoughtfully considering the size of Britain's embargo gun, Moscow authorities proceeded with plans for the trial of the British engineers but made several concessions. All but one of the prisoners, W. H. MacDonald, were released on bail. Though they had been refused British counsel to defend them, it was announced that British lawyers would be allowed to attend the trial as observers. Finally a squad of Soviet lawyers was rounded up to act for the defense, and the arrested Britons were summoned to the offices of the Collegium of Attorneys to pick their favorites. Their choices: Engineer Monk...
...purpose of the meeting is to arouse sentiment against the Hitler regime. Thus, the meeting will differ from previous Liberal Club meeting in that it will not be controversial. The members will this time draw their own conclusions. However, some of the University's fasciats are invited to defend Hitler...
...Feldmarschall's office, and Handsome Adolf meekly backed down. He was willing to call off the boycott, he realized its folly, but what could he do? Orders could not stop it, the Nazis would run wild. President von Hindenburg reminded his Chancellor of his oath to defend the rights of all law-abiding citizens. He threatened to declare martial law and abolish the Government. Then a compromise was reached: the boycott would be declared, but for nine hours on Saturday only. And it must be peaceful...
Entering a Boston courtroom 15 minutes before the trial, Attorney David A. Rose volunteered to defend one-armed Philip Copell, pleaded passionately, listened sadly as his client received a sentence of 2½-to 3 years for robbery. Philip Copell lost his arm 20 years ago when he, 12, pulled David Rose, 6, from the path of a streetcar...
...Your city is being sold out from under your feet!" At his broadcast appeal, a flood of protest telegrams hit Washington, just as they had at almost every other proposal (TIME, March 27). Secretary of the Treasury Woodin asked Detroit's spellbinding radio priest, Father Charles Coughlin, to defend the plan.* More telegrams hit Washington, bringing the total to some 10,000, divided about equally for & against. Ostensibly the spokesman of 3,500 Detroit policemen whose insurance plan funds were tied up. Commissioner Watkins, a stockholder in the closed banks, voiced the feelings of all stockholders...