Word: greiser
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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After thumbing his Nazi nose in the council chamber of the League of Nations and insultingly abusing League High Commissioner for Danzig Sean Lester, blustering President Arthur Greiser of the Senate of the Free City of Danzig arrived home by way of Berlin last week boasting: "Germany stands behind...
...opposition newsorgan in Danzig was promptly suppressed by the Free City's exuberant Nazis for five months. Danzig officials said they would "ignore"' High Commissioner Lester, who was rumored about to resign. A correspondent who called on Nose-Thumber Greiser was told: "You should have seen the faces of the delegates to the League Council. Ja, you just should have seen their faces! . . . Our success in Geneva is having profound effect. We would welcome the appointment of a German as High Commissioner, since a German would understand the situation in Danzig-or even an American would...
Exactly one hour after the League Assembly had voted to lift Sanctions from Italy and refuse succor to Ethiopia, Herr Greiser marched into a session of the League Council and with calculated insolence of manner addressed in German the luckless Council President, British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden whose handsome young face was soon beet-red. In unprintably coarse language Herr Greiser attacked Mr. Lester to his face on personal grounds and demanded a free hand in Danzig for Nazis to administer their brand of "law and order...
When the Council reacted with rare League courage, upheld Mr. Lester and rebuffed Herr Greiser, he beetled his brows, thrust out his Nazi chin and roared: "Not only in the name of the people of Danzig, but in the name of all the German people I formulate this proposal: The German people expect from the League of Nations in coming months actions that will permit me, as President of the Senate of the Free City of Danzig, to appear no more at Geneva...
Next Herr Greiser, with the jerky motions of a Prussian drill sergeant, advanced upon "Tony" Eden, seized his hand, shook it vigorously, gave the Nazi salute with upraised arm individually to "Tony" and two other members of the Council, whirled on his heel and began to stalk out. Hearing snickers from the 80 journalists present, Nazi Greiser thumbed his nose at the press box. This evoked a mighty uproar which puzzled the Council because its members could not see the German's gesture but only his broad back. Up jumped the Manchester Guardian's Robert Dell, President...