Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...present dynasty shall be immediately recalled; 2) to settle whether a republic or a monarchy shall be chosen. The Extreme Republicans objected to King George's return; the Extreme Royalists declined to consider the situation until the King is recalled. Moderate Royalists are willing to waive their demand for an immediate return of the King if the plebiscite be conducted under a mixed commission; they declared that under such circumstances 90% of the Greek people would be found to favor the monarchy. The Liberals were silent. M. Venizelos' health was the most important factor in the Greek situation...
...referendum on the Bok Peace Award, which the CRIMSON originally intended to conduct in conjunction with the Prohibition vote, has been postponed due to delay in receiving the ballots. The tremendous demand for copies of the plan and for ballots has swamped the New York office of the Bok Peace Award. It has been estimated that applications for nearly eight million copies of the plan and innumerable requests for ballots have been submitted...
...several thousand essays submitted, Mr. Bok can report the success of his offer. Over a quarter of a million of American citizens asked about the plan, every newspaper published several news articles and an editorial on the award. Librarians from all over the country reported an unprecedented demand for books on foreign relations and previous peace-plans. It is easy to predict that Mr. Fliene's offer will produce very much this same result abroad...
...desired moment, must act according to the advice of the Minister. Hence after a short period of Labor rule, instead of the government falling without a general election into the hands of Herbert Asquith as one of the available and willing Ministers he himself describeed, Labor upon the demand of Mr. Macdonald must be allowed to go before the country for vindication or defeat. In view of the astonishing increase in the number of Labor members sent up by the last election, this second election, sure to be demanded, might conceivably produce a slight Labor majority over both...
...first 20 years the enormous indirect cost to the Government. The bill gives the right in the first three years to borrow from the banks of the country and that this right would be exercised by the great majority of the certificate holders none denies. The consequent demand for credit would raise the interest rates which the Government as well as the general public will have to pay on borrowed money. At the same time the mere passage of the bill would depress the price of Government bonds and increase their basis of return. In such a money market...