Word: referendums
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...22?Polling day for Germany's referendum against the Young Plan...
...little man in blue kept briskly on with his pretense of working, kept mum. When he won in the referendum by only two-tenths of 1%, he knew he would lose in the Reichstag last week. A shrewd loser's mouth stays shut...
Next day the Reichstag threw out the Liberty-Law with a savage vote of 318 to 82. But it will not be dead until Dec. 22. On that date a second referendum must be held, according to the constitution. If 50% of the electorate should vote with Hugenbergists?which seems utterly improbable?then the Liberty-Law would come automatically into effect despite its rejection by the Reichstag. Worse could not befall the Fatherland. The Allies will ruthlessly force her to keep paying reparations if she tries to refuse, but so long as she continues to pay willingly they will...
...10?Pan-American Conciliation and Arbitration Conference at Washington. Dec. 22?Polling day for Germany's Referendum against the Young Plan and the "War guilt...
Amid the turmoil and confusion of the Boston city elections today there is one referendum which has been unanimously indorsed by the survey committee of Boston public schools, in which President Lowell represents his honor, the mayor of Boston. The passage of this "Act to establish a board of Commissioners of school buildings and a department of school buildings in the City of Boston" has received strong support from educators in the vicinity, but the opponents of the referendum predict a close contest...