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...hour after hour fled and days passed, it became increasing clear that ex-Premier Briand was playing a clever game. Hitherto, the cartel des gaudies (comprised of Unified Socialists, Republican Socialists, Radical Socialists) has declined to form a coalition Government, but, instead, each party preserved its liberty of action by supporting a one-party Cabinet; thus each held the Government in the hollow of its hand. M. Briand sought to end this state of affairs by forming a coalition Cabinet. The Unified Socialists decided that before giving a yea or nay they must consult their National Council. It was presumed...
...Hexyl resorcinol," an internal antiseptic "50 times as powerful as carbolic acid," less injurious to the organs than any hitherto known.?Dr. Veader Leonard, Johns Hopkins University...
Department. As such, it had hitherto been under the general supervision of another of the several Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury-Mr. McKenzie Moss. But, until a year ago, it was assumed that the main responsibility lay with Mr. Haynes. Wide publicity was given to his "success." Then, suddenly, the publicity stopped, presumably because it could not be sustained against the evidences of liquor on every hand. Interest shifted from Mr. Haynes to the Treasury Department proper. Mr. Moss, who had other things to do besides enforcing prohibition, became swamped with work. Now he has been relieved by the transfer...
...overwhelming victory (520 to 175 votes) over his Socialist opponent in a by-election for a Senatorship of the Seine Department. The new Senator became, in fact as well as in name, the leader of the Union Républicaine, of which party ex-Premier Poincaré has hitherto been the Senate leader. And he lost no time in flinging the gauntlet in the face of the Herriot Government...
Minister of War, hitherto regarded as one of Mussolini's closest friends and advisers. He came to the Bill's support. The gist of his defense was this: Italy cannot afford to keep such a large army as 200,000 men; this being the case, it is better to have the Army small, well equipped than large, badly equipped...