Word: diets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Confederation of States under the hereditary presidency of the King of Prussia as German Emperor. Since the enactment of the Constitution of Weimar in 1919, Germany is a Federated Republic, much the same as the United States. Prussia, however, retains her old supremacy and the proceedings of the Diet which rules that State, apart from affecting the greater portion of German territory, have an enormous influence in the 17 other States (Bavaria, Wurttemberg, Saxony...
...Communists, surprisingly enough, led the attack by presenting a motion that the Government lacked the Diet's confidence. A vote resulted in 221 ayes...
...motion was then introduced declaring that Premier Braun, as Minister of Education, lacked the Diet's confidence. Voting resulted 220 for the 217 against. Loud cheering from Monarchists, People's Party and Communists, who declared that the Government must resign. Herr Bartels, Socialist Speaker, was of a different opinion. He declared that a vote of no confidence required an absolute majority of the 450 Deputies that form the Diet (226) ; this number they had failed to obtain...
Soon after, the Cabinet, evidently convinced that the absentees would join the Opposition and defeat it on the first possible opportunity, resigned; and the Diet was adjourned until...
Another Sunday lecture open to members of the University, and to the public, is that by Dr. Percy H. Howe on "Is Diet a Factor in Dental Diseases?" at 4 o'clock at the Harvard Medical School. This is the first of a series of lectures offered by the University Medical School on medical subjects...