Word: scheme
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the connivance of the Vatican, Mussolini neatly eliminated Don Sturzo, leader of the Partito Popolare ( Catholic), principal opponent of the Dictator's scheme for "electoral reform" (TIME, July 2, July 9) . Don Sturzo resigned the leadership of his powerful Party tamely, declaring that he did not wish to cause trouble over the relations between the Partito and the Church. He will be replaced by a Committee of three, Giulio Rodino (former Minister of War), Giovanni Gronchi (former Under Secretary of State), Signor Spadaro (Party Committeeman). No member of this Triumvirate is sufficiently astute or strong to withstand Mussolini...
Under the present system there are 55 electoral colleges, each of which holds ten seats. The party gaining the largest vote receives six of the seats, the others are assigned proportionately to the opposition parties. This scheme originated with Nitti in 1919, and made it practically impossible for any party to gain a majority. The Popular Party held the balance of power between the Liberal and the Socialistic groups and was able to force Catholic representation in all the coalition Governments that resulted, including even the Fascist Government...
...that of finance-which was bound up in the creation of a police force. It appears that the Chinese were willing to form such a body, providing the necessary funds were taken out of the railway revenues. As the railway companies have already defaulted on foreign debts, this scheme was not acceptable to the diplomatic representatives of Foreign Powers...
Carthage. The excavations under Count Byron Kuhn de Prorok and the Prince de Waldeck have been suspended, but a more systematic scheme of operations will be started later by arrangement with the French authorities. A Roman chapel and Punic tombs were unearthed. The government has been aroused by indiscriminate vandalistic excavations, and future work at Carthage will be limited to those having permits from the resident-general at Tunis...
...telegram to Secretary Wallace, of the Department of Agriculture, the American Farm Bureau Federation requested President Harding's assistance in a scheme for withholding the surplus 200,000,000 bushels from the market during the coming year, and " stabilizing" the price of wheat at about $1.50. The plan involves the use of credit from the new Intermediate Credit Banks...