Word: move
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...occasion was the desire on the part of Spain, supported by the Holy Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria), to recover her South American colonies which had revolted. Canning, British Prime Minister, proposed that Great Britain and the U. S. join in blocking this move. The U. S. declined to coöperate, but this act gave the cue to Secretary Adams, who drew up the famous declaration forbidding foreign powers to intervene in the affairs of independent American states, or to attempt colonization in the western hemisphere...
...Coronation of Alexander II of Russia. (A letter from Julian Fane, on the staff of the British Embassy, to Lady Rose.) "The Emperor and Empress both went through their parts admirably . . . On entering the Church, both fall on their knees and touch the floor with their foreheads, and afterwards move about to different quarters of the Church to bow before the images and kiss the holy relics?a maneuvre which they both executed with great grace. The ceremony of the Coronation itself is very pretty, the Emperor first putting the crown (which is enormous, and I should think priceless from...
...latest Curzon anti-Bolshevik move caused the thermometer of public opinion to rise well over " blood heat." Nevertheless, the Soviet Government, " in deference to Great Britain's objection," canceled M. Rokovski's appointment...
During the Fascist repression, most of the carefully integrated labor movement in Italy, the Chambers of Labor, the Coöperatives, the Unions, were broken up. D'Annunzio's first stroke was to intercede with the Government for the striking Marine workers. His last move is the founding of a d'Annunzian Chamber of Work at Florence. The charter of the Chamber is based on his Constitution of the Quarnaro, adopted in his Fiume venture. This Constitution bases society on a system of guilds, both of workmen and employers, and is a self-conscious endeavor...
...Crawford, Canadian, with three companions, all from the Vilhjalmur Stefansson expedition, have supposedly been in occupation of the island since 1921. Stefansson urges the Canadian and British Governments to annex Wrangel Land for a landing on a future Arctic airline. It is even suggested that the Japanese may move in if Canada does not acquire the island...