Word: premier
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...terms "President" and Vice President," when used in connection with the Irish Free State are exactly synonymous with "Premier" and "Vice Premier," as those titles are everywhere understood. Technically Premier Poincare is "President of the Council of Ministers of the French Republic" ; and the full title of Mr. Cosgrave is "President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State." He is called simply "President" (occasionally even by the U. S. State Department in official communications) purely as a courtesy title...
...There are times when it is necessary to speak clearly. Messieurs, the whole fate of French finances rests on your decision." Such was the climax of a great speech in the Chamber of Deputies last week-a speech that came in compact, persuasive phrases from Premier Raymond Poincaré. At 66 and long since a greybeard, he retains in debate the vigor and combative strength of youth. Last week, in his secondary role of Finance Minister, M. Poincaré was defending his latest budget against the tacking on of a ruinously costly amendment to increase the salaries of all civil...
Never has a Premier of Japan dined with an Eta until now. He who burst tradition, and performed this courageous act is General Baron Güchi Tanaka (TIME, May 2), who has been premier for barely three months. Baron Tanaka, picturesque, opinionated, vigorous is now striving to rally all possible support to his party, the Seiyuka. By the meal which he ate with three Eta, Premier Tanaka may well have won half a million Eta votes...
...Ambassador to the Court of St. James's Alanson Bigelow Houghton, to Chandler Parsons Anderson Jr., 27, onetime secretary to Ambassador Houghton, son of Lawyer Chandler Parsons Anderson, U. S. Commissioner of Mixed Claims Commission between U. S. and Germany, 1923; in London. Present were: Sir & Lady Austen Chamberlain, Premier & Mrs. Baldwin, Lord Balfour, Lord & Lady Astor, Lord & Lady Granard, Dean arid Mrs. Inge, Mrs. George Cabot Lodge, the Countess of Oxford & Asquith, the Marchioness Curzon, Prince & Princess Blucher, Col. Edward M. House, and many another...
...Golfer Bobby Jones practicing at St. Andrew's, Scotland, to defend his British open championship. When Mr. Jones was reported as having ticked off a practice round in 68, Atlanta's mind was easier on this score. The other matter was the sale of the Atlanta Constitution, premier of Southern dailies. The ownership was announced as having passed from the Clark Howells, father & son, of Atlanta, to Colonel Luke Lea* and Rogers Caldwell, two Nashville, Tenn., gentlemen who published there the Tennesseean and who lately reached out to Memphis, to acquire the potent Commercial Appeal and Evening Journal...