Word: scares
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...election of Townsendite Main in Michigan threw a bad scare into politicians of both parties. In many a Congressional district, especially in the Pacific Northwest, well-organized Townsend Clubs may hold the balance of power in the next election-a power which they have freely threatened to use against Congressmen who refuse to endorse the Townsend Plan. Representative Clarence McLeod of Michigan added to the panic of his colleagues by predicting that the Townsend vote would upset election results in at least 100 districts next autumn. Representative Chester C. Bolton of Cleveland, richest House member, publicly admitted his apprehension. Senator...
...commission on which each of the three countries would be "equally represented," thus giving Japan the majority, since she bosses Manchukuo. Thus last week Boss Joseph Stalin, holder of no office in the Soviet Government, but merely the "Secretary General" of the Communist Party, had thrown something like a scare into the Japanese Cabinet of His Divine Majesty the Son of Heaven, Emperor Hirohito. By no means scared were the fanatical militarists of Japan's Fighting Services and whether or not a secret treaty of military alliance has been signed with Germany, these swashbucklers were set to risk...
Representative Wright Patman, puffy-cheeked, bespectacled leader of the House Inflationists, had his own explanation for last week's gold shipments: It was all a plot by the "big bankers" to scare Congressional Inflationists, since issuance of printing press money would cause the bankers to lose "some prestige." But, cried the chubby Texan, "Any shell game does not go with...
Geneva. Another "peace scare" was started last week by Genevieve Tabouis and her set of Leaguophile correspondents who nowadays cannot sleep nights for fear a peace favorable to Fascism maybe made...
...Tabouis method is to scare the wits out of Communists and Socialists every few days by discovering that the Capitalists have a new peace up their sleeves. Last week Genevieve was afraid the Capitalists were about to persuade Emperor Haile Selassie to become the arch-peacemaker with the assistance of King Leopold of Belgium. The Belgian Government was to propose at Geneva that the League draft a new plan similar to but less obvious than the Hoare-Laval Deal, while public opinion is distracted by sending a League mission to Ethiopia at Italy's request "for the announced purpose...