Word: luthers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Hanover, home of the President-elect, a torrent of letters and telegrams, many from U. S. business men, swamped the post office and almost drowned the aged Field Marshal with congratulations. Chancellor Hans Luther was an early caller and, after a short interview, followed by a consultation with his colleagues, he announced in the Reichstag that his Cabinet would remain in office...
...Marshal von Hindenburg reading congratulatory messages from the Queen of Sweden (who said: "God has helped") the Landgrave of Hesse, Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg, Duchess Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen and Prince Rudolf of Lippe, countless Generals and others (see above), Chancellor Hans Luther returned to Berlin, attended a session of the German Industrial and Commercial Conference and, amid the noiseleosness of intense interest, made a few short statements of the Government's policy...
Already the assembled business men had forgotten the resplendent Field Marshal President. Realities remained, and of them Hans Luther was the master. They concentrated on his rosy face, his shining eyes-the "typical" figure of a youngish German. (The Chancellor is only 46.) They remembered him as the onetime Upper Burgomaster of Essen who twice was summoned to appear before the French General of Occupation, who twice refused-and the General came to him. They saw him now as the hard-headed hero who first balanced the budget and stabilized the mark, and who had done it "not by genius...
...Republican President is certain to be elected. The Nationalists (Monarchists), however, were not without hope that the opposition parties would continue to be split, in which case victory is assuredly theirs, advisability of running a more forceful and popular candidate than Herr Jarres was discussed. The names of Chancelor Luther and former Minister of War Gessler were mentioned. Foreign Minister Stresemann kept in the background...
...Karl Jarres, Nationalist, representing the opportunist Monarchists (supported by Chancellor Hans Luther and Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemana...