Word: resign
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Senator McNary of Oregon called on the President concerning shipping matters. Mr. McNary talked about Commissioner Haney of the Shipping Board, who has opposed the President's shipping policies and refused to resign at Mr. Coolidge's request (TIME, Sept. 14, SHIPPING). The President gave Mr. McNary notice that Commissioner Haney would not be reappointed when Congress assembled, and that the Senator had best suggest some one to fill the place who would be approved by Oregon business men. Senator McNary did not say he approved of Mr. Haney, but intimated that the Pacific Coast liked Mr. Haney...
...make the other seem responsible for whatever the Reichstag does. Now the Socialists have taken the plunge. They intend to assume the responsibility and reap the rewards of making possible a coalition capable of ratifying the Pacts. Chancellor Luther has allegedly promised them that the present Cabinet will resign if and when the Pacts are signed, and that in the new Cabinet the Socialists will be well represented...
Several others did likewise. Only Representative Frederick N. Zihlman of Maryland hesitated publicly to resign. It was said officially on his behalf: "He is ready to resign, but thinks the association will break up anyway and his resignation now might appear unsportsmanlike. He feels there is no disgrace in his connection as he is in good company, plenty of others having been caught...
...When Herr Schiele was forced by the Nationalists to resign from the Cabinet, as a protest against the Locarno treaties, he broke down and sobbed on bidding us, his fellow ministers, goodbye. Previously, when asked if he approved of the Locarno Pacts, he answered with a loud and joyous...
...attempted to conciliate at its caucus in Nice (TIME, Oct. 23), by flatly declaring that he would "bar the way" to the adoption of its pet capital-levy panacea; 2) He refused the demands of Premier Painleve, Foreign Minister Briand and the rest of the Cabinet that he resign as a politically insolvent Finance Minister...