Word: maginot
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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Premier Poincaré, Minister of Finance Lasteyrie, Minister of War Maginot and Sub-Secretary of Aero- nautics Eynac appeared before the Senate Committee of Finance and Foreign Affairs to state why loans of 400,000,000 francs to Poland, 300,000,000 francs to Yugo-Slavia and 100,000,000 francs to Rumania should be made. After the session the Committee adopted the bills relating to Poland and Yugo-Slavia, but post-poned for further consideration that relating to Rumania. The bills are to be submitted to the Senate and the Chamber...
Totally unexpected, M. Maginot, Minister of War and himself a poilu during the War, swooped down upon the camps to inspect the food of the poilus, who, according to Paris smalltalk, are not properly fed. M. Maginot found the quantity of food sufficient but the quality occasionally bad. He also found that some poilus were getting a beer ration when they preferred wine. The Minister of War ordered the change and added that he would from time to time "make unannounced inspections" of soldiers' barracks...
General Henri Gouraud, late Commander of the Fourth Army and High Commissioner of Syria (TIME, April 28) now in the United States, was appointed (by the Cabinet Council) Military Governor of Paris in succession to General Berdoulat. He was nominated by M. Maginot, Minister...