Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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William J. Burns, head of the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice, said: " We know who did it. ... They are at present in Russia. . . . Lerner was in Russia and may know something about it. At any rate, we will investigate...
...course of consideration by the Italian Government. Such an agreement is directed against the Franco-Belgian alliance, which is at present operating against British and Italian interests. A more striking parallel cannot be found than that of the visits of King Edward VII to France and Russia, which brought into existence the Entente Cordiale...
...British statesman, British labor of the more radical order is pouring forth its own candid thoughts on the British Foreign Secretary. Making adequate allowances for this eloquent and angry tornado of censure from communists, there is no denying that the marquis is distinctly unpopular with the radical proletariat in Russia and Britain...
...China, and after S. N. Tanikawa 1G., of Japan, had raised the issue of China's questioning the validity of the 21 demands of Japan made several years ago, especially in regard to the return of Port Arthur to China, Phen explained that this port was given to Russia in 1898 to be returned 25 years later or in 1923, that the port was transferred to Japan after the Russo-Japanese War, and that in this latter transaction Japan obtained the port for 99 years by certain notes, the validity of which he questioned. Tanikawa maintained that the validity...
...vainly tried to settle both the date of the trial and the extent of the sentence. Most of the commisars were in favor of the death sentence, but Georges Tchitcherin, Soviet Foreign Minister, protested vigorously. He argued that such a sentence would result in aggravating the boycott against Russia; he suggested that the death sentence might be passed and then followed by a reprieve. The commisars were, however, unable to reach an agreement...