Word: ramsay
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...stopping her. Since her father speaks no English, she will be his interpreter. In Washington, Secretary Stimson beamed his approval of the visit, did not reveal the probable nature of the Hoover-Laval conversations but guessed that "the sky would be the limit." With visiting Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain two years ago (who also brought his daughter along), President Hoover was principally concerned with disarmament. The Laval visit should be an event second in importance to none so far during the Hoover Administration. Because their nations now own 64% of it, it was safe...
...Britain the Bank, with great resources in goodwill and foreign investments,* did not have the gold to meet the cash demands of her international depositors. While there still was enough gold in the vaults to assure the Government's foreign obligations, the directors, otherwise the National Cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald, refused to pay out gold to private individuals who demanded it. Britain came off the gold standard...
...example. France saw danger ahead and stopped its withdrawals. Others did not. By the end of July, the gold drained from the Bank of England totalled $160,000,000. The New York Federal Reserve Bank and the Bank of France loaned Britain $243,000,000. That went too. Ramsay MacDonald resigned as Laborite Prime Minister and headed a coalition cabinet. France and New York arranged $400,000,000 more credit and that was exhausted while Chancellor Snowden was making drastic efforts to balance the budget. Last week the British Atlantic Fleet mutinied in protest at their prospective wage...
Privy SeaL The only vacancy in the Cabinet proper, the post of Lord Privy Seal, which some observers had believed was being saved for David Lloyd George, was awarded last week to the Conservative Earl Peel. Ramsay MacDonald's son Malcolm was made Under Secretary for the Dominions and Colonies. David Lloyd George's son, Gwilym, was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade...
...total collapse of the Schneider Cup Races was a disappointment to everyone concerned, it was particularly disappointing to the eccentric elderly lady who is reputed to be the richest woman in England, Lady Houston, widow of the late shipowning Sir Robert Houston. When Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald last winter announced that England did not have enough money to enter a team to defend the Schneider Trophy, Lady Houston found the situation unbearable. Although she had been enraged when the Government demanded an $8,000,000 inheritance tax on her husband's estate, she swallowed her pride and said...