Word: nintchitch
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Crisis. The events which sent M. Pashitch hurrying to his King were typical of many a Balkan crisis. The country had supposed that Foreign Minister Nintchitch* was in close touch with Premier Mussolini, and also that the new Jugoslav-born President Zogu of Albania was under his thumb. Like a thunderclap had come the news that Albania and Italy had concluded a mutual accord (TIME, Dec. 13). A rumor spread that this treaty contained secret military clauses which would make Albania an Italian pistol pointed at Jugoslavia. Suspicion, fear, hate seethed. Evidently Foreign Minister Nintchitch was a fool...
Protests. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, famed Norwegian explorer, virile and impressive Viking, leaped to his feet and declared that he could not even hear the words of President Nintchitch from where the Norwegian delegation was seated near the back of the hall: "I demand a written statement of the proposals which are being moved and debated. ... It is proposed that the Council be enlarged by three semipermanent seats at the same time that Germany is admitted to a new permanent seat. I deplore the creation of semi-permanent seats for the aggrandizement of the larger powers over the smaller nations. . . . This...
...respond as the alphabetical roll was called was the Australian delegate who shouted a cheery "Aye!" It was explained to the French tellers who understood only English English that "aye" meant "yes." Forthwith the voting proceeded with naught heard but "yes" or "oui" At the 48th affirmative President Nintchitch announced that Germany had been unanimously elected to membership in the League of Nations and to a permanent seat on the League Council...
Before Secretary General Sir Eric Drummond of the League could telegraph the news to Berlin, thousands of German radio fans had already heard the momentous words of M. Nintchitch as they were broadcast. Forthwith the German delegation headed by Foreign Minister Stresemann and Count von Bernstorff left Berlin for Geneva in three special cars attached to three separate trains. Thus the extravagance of a special train and engine was prudently avoided...
Sensible words. As Herr Stresemann strode into the Assembly at the head of the German delegation a cheer went up from Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Senator Claude Swanson, and many another who sweltered in the gallery. Replying to the formal greeting of President Nintchitch, Herr Stresemann mounted the Tribune, mopped his pinkly bald head, planted his legs firmly, joined his hands somewhat nervously behind his back, launched into a sound and sensible discourse in German...