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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Herriot Plan. In his speech to the Chamber, booming Premier Herriot drew cheers by declaring that the British Government now stands shoulder to shoulder with France in resisting as a sham the German Government's note demanding "arms equality" (TIME, Sept. 26). "They [Germans] pay lip homage to the universal desire for peace," cried M. Herriot, "but their demand is actually for the rearmament of Germany. If the German note itself was not perfectly clear the speeches and interviews given by the German Defense Minister, General Kurt von Schleicher, have left us in no doubt...
Significance. In his peroration, which drew the Chamber's landslide vote of confidence, M. Herriot declared, "It was not only the heroism of her sons that saved France in 1914 but her magnificent innocence which drew to her aid all the free peoples of the world...
Bitter Boos. When the Hoover special drew into hungry Detroit a raucous, disrespectful din arose from 500 out-of-workers, Bonuseers, Communists and disgruntled citizens massed about the station. For 25 minutes the President stuck to the safety of his private car. When he finally emerged, he got a bitter booing. Before his eyes waggled placards: "We Want Bonus." "Down With Hoover." "Hoover-Boloney & Apple Sauce." During the 20-minute drive to the Olympic Arena he was jeered and derided by sidewalk throngs. Inside the hall he was among 20,000 friends yelling and stamping their welcome. On the platform...
...municipal landslide against the Conservatives might force Scot MacDonald to "go to the country" in a general election. In an absent-minded moment last week the Prime Minister drew ironic Labor cheers by remarking to the House: ''Neither protection nor free trade can by itself cure unemployment, which is caused by the breakdown of the present social system...
...Chicago the passing of Samuel Insull's Civic Opera made it look as if the Orchestra would be left alone in the musical field. But last week a popular-priced performance of Aida drew 10,000 people to the Chicago Stadium, home of hockey games, prize fights, the late Republican and Democratic Conventions. Manhattan's Maurice Frank staged the production (the first of 20), used the Civic Opera orchestra and chorus, one piece of scenery. Impresario Frank is not attempting to solicit the patronage of Ryersons, McCormicks, Swifts and their peers. In his excitable way, he likes...