Word: painlev
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Premier Paul Painlevé, President of the Chamber of Deputies, was mentioned as next Premier. His chances would not appear so good as those of ex-Premier Aristide Briand, who is reputed to have a larger following among the discordant elements from which any new Government must be formed. The Nationalists-Millerand Poincaré & Co.-can be expected to force matters as far toward a general election as is possible...
Among the plethora of characteristics that go to make the personality of M. Paul Painlevé, President of the Chamber of Deputies, is that of absentmindedness...
Returning to Paris from Havre, whence he had gone to attend some Franco-Belgian confabs, M. Painlevé announced that he had lost his trunk. The station was searched from end to end by an army of porteurs; but there was no trunk...
...train had been held up and officials were getting worried, when M. Painlevé called the station master aside and whispered softly...
...were not peaceful. The Communists, as lusty-voiced as ever, tried to delay debate until after the Senate had passed the Amnesty Bill (TIME, July 21). Deputy Andre Marty, the Black Sea Mutineer, called the Government: "Assassins, traitors, politicians without morals and without scruples." President of the Chamber, Paul Painlevé, had to suspend the session. Further disorders occurred after the Chamber had reassembled and closure was finally moved by 385 to 26 votes...