Word: rejoining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...really the Saar but the doctrine called Nazi and its works. Before Adolf Hitler and his crew swarmed up from below decks and seized the German ship of state from Captain Paul von Hindenburg there was no doubt whatsoever that the Saar plebiscite would be a landslide vote to rejoin Germany...
...Pierre Laval was chuffing. Day before this crass politician had been considerably surprised when his subordinate in Rome, deft and subtle Ambassador de Chambrun, managed to achieve a fairly satisfactory agreement with German Ambassador Ulrich von Hassell as to post-plebiscite procedure in the Saar, if it votes to rejoin Germany (TIME, Dec. 10). Last week M. Laval was due for another surprise...
...have been [British] conversations with France none of which, I guarantee, would have taken place had Germany not left the League and had not her internal actions regarding arms been shrouded from that day in mystery." In left-handed language Government Spokesman Baldwin then hinted that Germany ought to rejoin the League and subscribe to the Eastern Locarno Pact, a hint strongly repeated in Paris three days later by French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval. He then told Britons that "there is no ground at this moment for undue alarm or panic" since His Majesty's Government is rapidly strengthening...
...Reached a tentative accord with Germany on procedure to be followed IF the Saar Territory votes on Jan. 13 to rejoin the Fatherland. Meeting in Rome last week under League of Nations auspices, French Ambassador Count de Chambrun and German Ambassador Ulrich von Hassell signed a text which they did not disclose. It was supposed to provide, if and when Realmleader Hitler bags the Saar, that 1) Germany will buy the Saar mines owned by the French Government for 900,000,000 francs (approximately $59,400,000) plus large payments in coal; and 2) Saar citizens will enjoy "equal rights...
Coblenz is some 60 miles from the smoke-blackened, ore-rich Saar Valley ruled by President Geoffrey Knox of the League of Nations Governing Commission (TIME, Aug. 27). Next January Saar-lander will vote in a three-way plebiscite: to 1) rejoin Germany, 2) remain under League rule or 3) join France. As the 150,000 Saar Bummlers rode off to Coblenz last week 60,000 other Saarlander mass-met at Sulzbach in the Saar. "Don't vote to rejoin Germany " they were told by Socialist, Catholic and Communist orators. "Hitler means war, misery and terror...