Word: diets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Universal Manhood Suffrage Bill was passed by huge majorities in both Houses of the Imperial Japanese Diet. The Bill will be sent to the Prince Regent for the Royal Assent and promulgated by Imperial rescript which makes it the law of the land. Plans were being laid to declare Apr. 28 a national holiday in commemoration of the passage of the measure...
...evening last week, after Premier Kato had returned, dead tired, to his house from the Diet, five men called, demanded to see the Premier. A secretary appeared, told the visitors that the Premier was tired, too tired to see them. Whereupon the five men fell upon the secretary. Servants in the offing joined in the fight. A policeman rushed in; another rushed to a telephone. A few minutes later, arrived 20 more bobbies. The fight promptly ended. The five men were taken to the nearest police station, examined, proved to be agitators employed by reactionaries to coerce the Premier into...
...Republicans are evenly divided. In order to obtain some measure of Socialist support, I must have a Socialist colleague." He chose as Minister of the Interior Herr Severing, who has long acted in that capacity under ex-Minister Braun. But the ruse did not work. Last week the Diet refused a vote of confidence by 221 to 219 votes. Minister Marx became ex-Minister Marx. Prussia again lacked a government...
...thought likely that ex-Chancellor and ex-Minister President would be asked to make another attempt to end the political deadlock and that, if he failed, the Diet would be dissolved and new elections held...
President Stahlberg, the first President of Finland since that country, in 1917, declared itself free and independent of Russia, was elected by the Diet in 1919. The present popular presidential election is the first to be held...