Word: nationalists
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...days later Signor Giunta, Nationalist Deputy, imprudently referred to the Socialists as "that gang" and pointed to the Opposition benches where, unfortunately, perfectly good Constitutionalists sat. Up jumped irate General Roberto Bencivenga, clumped into the centre of the Chamber, followed by a good round hundred equally irate Deputies. A fist fight followed, in which the General was knocked out, and many black eyes, bloody noses and thick ears resulted. Next day the General challenged Deputy Giunta to mortal combat...
...that of hiding military equipment under a pleasing mantle of twigs and greenery, seems not to have been forgotten. It may be only a coincidence that at the same time that the name of the fiery old Grand Admiral von Tirpitz is mentioned for chancellorship by the German Nationalist Party, news of a peculiarly pacific character is circulated on the doings of the erstwhile Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, the figure-head of the Monarchists, who is said to have enrolled for a series of agricultural lectures at Breslau University...
...possible course of events which might indicate a connection between these two occurrences is not hard to visualize. The Nationalists, with that consummate lack of tact which has so far seemed characteristic of their operations, suggest the fate Admiral for a position for which, in addition to his known allegiance to the Hohenzollerns, he is probably unqualified by reason of his age and lack of political experience. Immediate hostility being expressed in foreign diplomatic circles, particularly by Mr. Edouard Herriot in Paris, the Nationalist leaders cast about for some means with which to quiet such unworthy suspicions. Alighting happily upon...
Premier Poincare of France averred in a speech which sounded the key- note of the French Nationalist's election program that his Government is willing to make the necessary concessions to enable the Dawes plan to be put into effect. Certain diplomats professed to see in this statement the empty phrases of electioneering strategy. Positive indications that France will give up the Ruhr were absent and the question of French security against German aggression was a subject that was not seriously discussed...
...contest will be between General Smuts, South Africa Party, and General B. M. Hertzog, Nationalist Party, and promises to be as close as it will be exciting...