Word: snowden
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...share in German reparations to 18%, whereas under the Spa agreement of 1923 she was to get 22%; 2) the allotment to France, Belgium and Italy of nearly all the sums "unconditionally" pledged by Germany "in kind" (i.e., in commodities like coal) for the next ten years, whereas Mr. Snowden wanted them stopped at once, believing that they constitute "dumping" and are ruinous to Britain's depressed trade...
Declaring pungently that Great Britain is tired of being "Europe's henpecked husband," Chancellor Snowden demanded that the conference take steps to modify the Young Plan in accordance with his wishes. Trembling with earnestness, clutching the heads of his canes until his knuckles showed white, his hurled his ultimatum: "I have behind me the unanimous support of my government, the support of the House of Commons, irrespective of the party in power, and the support of the entire population of Great Britain. I speak frankly. I cannot compromise...
Round Two, Snowy-bearded, patriarchially irate French Finance Minister Henri Cheron rose to hurl a counter ultimatum: "There can be no thought of making a division of annuities different from that of the Young Plan. Mr. Snowden's proposal is not acceptable...
Thumping angrily with his canes. Chancellor Snowden snapped: "If the Young Plan can't be changed, what are we all here for? All the changes asked for by the British delegation can be made within the structure of the report without undermining the foundations of the plan...
...gave up what you never could have gotten anyway ! " shouted back Chancellor Snowden. "No reply has been made to my arguments. . . . But if you have started talking of sacrifices I will tell you of sacrifices! . . . Great Britain has a War debt now more than twice the War debt of any other nation...