Word: jon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since the first of the year, correspondents at Bucharest have amused themselves by announcing the fall of the Bratiano cabinet every other week while denying this eventuality between times. The truth of the matter has been that Premier Jon Bratiano's Liberal party has indeed been losing ground, as was indicated recently at the minor municipal elections; and with the parliamentary elections now immediately in the offing, it was thought that he would prefer to step down from power a little in advance of the coming storm. The correspondents seized upon every rumor that he had resigned and cabled...
...finding of the Court: The Government must pay the Baldwin Co. $9,000,000 for value (locomotives) received. Finance Minister Vintila Bratiano consulted his brother, Premier Jon Bratiano, offered to pay up in ten years. The Baldwin Co. said: ''Say it in weeks...
...Jon Bratiano, bearded, sly, adipose, is Prime Minister. His brother, Vintila, is Minister of Finance...
Foreign Ministers Eduard Benes of Czecho-Slovakia, Momtchilo Nintchitch of Yugo-Slavia, Jon Duca of Rumania were reported by an official communiqué to be in agreement upon all the points they discussed. The necessity of further cooperation and of closer permanent relations was, however, emphasized. Recognition of Russia was left to the independent action of each nation, but admission of Germany to the League of Nations was agreed to by all three Ministers. The most vital question today agitating the peace of Central Europe (the possible attack upon Rumania by Russia on account of Bessarabia) was not discussed...
...situation is that U. S. concerns have upward of $150,000,000 invested in Rumania of which $70,000,000 alone represents the investments of the Standard Oil Co. The Bratiano brothers (Jon Bratiano, Premier; Vintila Bratiano, Minister of Finance) piloted through the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies a bill, known as the Mineral Rights Bill, which makes it obligatory for Rumanians to hold 60% of stock in all industrial enterprises, and which provides for State confiscation in the event of foreigners failing to comply with...