Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...taken place. The leading voices in the Presbyterian general assembly, upholding the existing order, strove to avoid the threatened cleavage in the church, and did not openly denounce the new tendencies. It saw that a tactful request to Dr. Fosdick to accept the Presbyterian articles of faith, or resign his church, would convey a tacit denunciation of those tendencies he represented. That Dr. Fosdick has answered their ultimatum with resignation is not surprising...
Chamber of Deputies; so did the Cabinet, which was prompt to resign. A new Cabinet was formed, non-political in nature, pledged to institute the reforms mentioned in the petition. General Luis Altamarino headed the Cabinet taking the portfolio of Minister of the Interior. Other ministers: Minister of Foreign Affairs: Emiliano Figueroa, onetime Ambassador to Argentina. Justice and Instruction: Gregorio Amunategui, Rector of the University of Chile. War: General Bennett. Public Works: Angel Guarello, onetime Minister of Justice and at present the most prominent Democrat in the country. Thus did the Army officers accomplish by the pen what is usually...
...Opposition asks, for instance, that I resign as head of the Fascist Party, which is "preposterous." If facts are facts and not illusions, it would appear that in Republican France the head of the State is also the head of the radical Socialist Party; that in superdemocratic England MacDonald is head of the State and also head of the Labor Party, so much so that he did not hesitate to attend a Parliamentary and anti-Fascist meeting in the Houses of Parliament. I have never reached such extremes, and the Grand Council of Fascism has never-I repeat, never-discussed...
...Watson, who is Chairman of their Committee, frowned. He said he believed that the country was tired of investigations. He asserted his belief that no further good could come of this one. He intimated that if they were going to insist on hearings he would resign as Chairman. The majority bowed and said that in that case Mr. Couzens would be made Chairman...
Within 34 hours, Senator Watson made good his threat to resign as Chairman and Senator Couzens was elected in his place...