Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Germany, not the Emperor, desired or brought about the War, but Frenchmen's desire for revenge, Russia's passion for power and England's mercantile selfishness. I recommend to you the books of Professor Barnes of Northampton, Mass., the speeches of La-Follette, of Senator Owen and many others...
...effort to clear the air, Premier Wakatsuki attempted to secure approval from the Imperial Privy Council to extend enormous credits from the Bank of Japan to save the Bank of Taiwan. The Privy Council, a body of august solons with super-legislative power, responsible only to the Emperor, refused to sanction the Cabinet's plan. So, although Premier Wakatsuki had a parliamentary majority, he resigned with his Cabinet...
Lightning Exchange. His Majesty, the newly ascended Tenno (Emperor) Hirohito, received last week the first resignation of a Cabinet during his reign (TIME, Jan. 3 et seq.), at 9:10 a. m. from the Imperial Chamberlain. By 11:00 a. m. newsboys were crying on the street that the new Premier was General Baron Guchi Tanaka, leader of the Seiyuka.* Thus New Japan, with her young athletic, enlightened Tenno and highspeed printing presses, kept the public waiting not over two hours for an exchange of government which in ancient days endured decorously and interminably. Japanese editors applauded the new Tenno...
...Cabinet's first act was to petition and receive the Emperor's signature upon a decree authorizing all banks to suspend payments for the three weeks to ameliorate the fiscal crisis...
...Wembley Stadium near London, King-Emperor George V and 90,000 rooters also saw a socker game last week. Eleven Welshmen from Cardiff defeated eleven Englishmen from Woolwich Arsenal (London), 1 to 0, thereby winning the championship of. Great Britain. No riots ensued, even though 250,000 people crowded around the stadium hoping...