Word: marshalling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thus did he marshal his battalions...
...plethora of comment inflated the receptive pages of journals, hebdomadals and mensals to show whether or not the election of Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg to the German Presidency meant "this," meant "that." A consensus of more reliable opinion averred that the Field Marshal's election was an omen of good import, that it meant the beginning of a rule of law and order with no immediate, though probably a later (one writer mentioned ten years) restoration of the monarchy, that it presaged a fuller return of foreign confidence and a resumption by Germany of her place in the comity...
...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...
...would be a mistake to think that the Field Marshal was as popular as he had been. He did not regain his old popularity until (when Lloyd George's slogan of "Hang the Kaiser" was still being seriously regarded) he offered to place himself at the disposal of the Allies to stand trial in place of the ex-Emperor. All Germany resounded with his praise. Whenever Hindenburg appeared in public, he was the centre of a friendly demonstration and, on his birthdays, sausages, sauerkraut and beer found their way in vast quantities to his Hanover home...
Today, President Field Marshal von Hindenburg is the figurehead of the German Reich (the last word, still retained, means Empire), wielding power comparable to but less extensive than that of the French President. He has sworn to uphold the Constitution, and, after hearing of his election, said: "The people must not imagine I shall let myself be steered by any party." But he will be the symbol of Monarchy and as such can be counted upon with certainty on rallying still more Germans to the cause of Monarchism. The first blow has been struck for the return of the Monarchy...