Word: following
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...these terms Senator Borah capitulated on behalf of the irreconcilables, and the President announced acceptance of the invitation to the preliminary meeting. The three reservations really apply not to the preliminary conference, but to the real disarmament conference which is to follow; but by presenting them to the preliminary conference, the agenda there drawn up may be such as to facilitate U. S. participation in the succeeding conference?a matter which still remains undecided...
...options: to create a single united air service for Army and Navy under a Department of National Defense, as proposed by Colonel Mitchell and as proposed by a special committee of the House of which Colonel Mitchell's lawyer, Congressman Reid, is a member; or to follow the recommendation of the President's Aircraft Board, headed by Dwight W. Morrow, which recommended few major changes in organization except the creation of Assistant Secretaries in the War, Navy and Commerce Departments...
...fellow members, I know that of old, Cecilia and Seraphs were fascinated and men were enraptured; I know Timotheus, with magic strain, led rocks, trees and beasts to follow him; I know that the notes of Orpheus entranced them and enthralled the underworld and caused the gods to gaze thereon with envy, and I know that David drew from his harp a chord which swept the gloom from the brow of Saul and flooded Israel's palaces with music and laughter." (Applause...
Shortly it appeared that the Liberals were reluctant to follow leader George into a situation which might restore him to all his old prestige if the panacea "worked"; and might brand the Liberal Party as a parcel of radicals if the measure failed either in Parliament or later. As always the wily George threatened and yielded adroitly. He swore that he would resign from the party and go "out into the wilderness." He cajoled his old follower, Sir Alfred Mond, a bitter foe of land nationalization. At length he yielded, just soon enough to secure notable concessions as a reward...
...purpose of resuming the negotiations at Washington begun by M. Caillaux that M. Bérenger is leaving for the United States soon as French Ambassador, and we hope that when an accord is reached the French franc will follow the upward course of the Belgian franc and Italian lira...