Word: franco
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hails from the Midi (Southern France), found time to say that he was a bullfighting fan; he therefore becomes the bullfighting President. Corpulent Premier Herriot, who is fond of a pipe, sought momentary relaxation in a Bohemian cafe where he was found eating sauerkraut-a happy augury for better Franco-German relations-and he therefore became "the corpulent, pipe-puffing, kraut-eating Premier of France...
...clearly stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles that Germany must submit to Allied military control, but when the French and Belgians entered the Ruhr in January, 1923, control lapsed. When passive resistance to the Franco-Belgian forces was abandoned by the Germans, the Allies stated their desire to resume military inspection. Several notes were exchanged without visible effect...
Corosu: "The Anglo-Japanese alliance now is past history, while our relations with the United States and Russia are assuming a grave aspect. At such a juncture a Franco-Japanese rapprochement is highly desirable...
...Franco-Japanese Convention of 1907 has done much toward safeguarding the peace of the Far East. However, no measures so far have been taken to strengthen the tie of friendship between Indo-China and Japan...
...details being given of the force whereby it is backed?" he asked heatedly. The former Premier complained that Mr. MacDonald's policy was nebulous; he twitted the Labor Government with failure to protest against French intentions to make the Ruhr occupation permanent; he gave warning that the Franco-Prussian industrial agreements were operating to the detriment of Great Britain...