Word: parley
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Arms Parley. A decision by the U. S. Government to attend the League's conference on the control of arms and munitions of war* was read to the Council and received with outspoken satisfaction. It was then decided to call the conference...
...cannonading from the American guns, Washington's men saw a British drummer mount the enemy's parapet. His beating could not be heard for the cannon; but, when a British officer climbed up beside him waving a white kerchief, it became evident the drummer was sounding a parley. All around the lines firing ceased; the British officer was blindfolded and led behind the American lines where General Washington received Lord Cornwallis' request that hostilities be suspended and a joint commission be named to draw up terms of surrender...
Hand Salutes. The ending of the all-important parley, held in order to fix the terms upon which the Experts' Plan is to be operated, was no milk and water affair. Statesmen puffed out their chests, sighed with relief; then a highly dramatic incident recharged the air with electrical emotion. The delegates had signed the final protocol of the agreement and were somewhat sheepishly regarding one another with a "that's that" expression on their faces, when Premier MacDonald started the electricity by shaking hands all round. The paw of Chancellor Marx he held long and earnestly...
...Russo-Japanese parley, was again resumed at Peking, capital of China, between L. M. Karakhan Soviet Ambassador to China, and Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japanese Minister to China. The Japanese evacuation of the northern part of the island of Sakhalin (TIME, July 7), was hitherto the stumbling-block in the negotiations. An early agreement, resulting in the recognition of Russian by Japan, was forecast by political observers...
...plan for dealing with unemployment. The projects embraced electrification of railways, building of new drainage works, reforestation of 50,000 acres of land, a plan to cheapen electric power, etc. The whole project is eventually to cost the taxpayer about $350,000,000. ¶ A future international arms parley was again made subject of a discussion. C. G. Ammon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, answering a question on the Government's naval construction policy, stated that the Cabinet still held to its intention of calling a conference as soon as a favorable opportunity presented itself; that the Government would...