Word: snowdens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Just the least bit paunchy because of a bandage drawn tightly across his little abdomen, Rt. Hon. Philip Snowden hobbled gallantly into the House of Commons on his two rubber-tipped canes last week, leaned for support against the dark oak despatch box table and made in 62 minutes flat his Budget Speech, normally an affair of two hours or more...
...gallery sat the doctor who had tried to dissuade Mr. Snowden from speaking, the surgeon who recently tapped his infected bladder (TIME, March 16) and Montagu Collet Norman, Governor of the Bank of England (see col. i) with other bigwigs. For British businessmen the Budget is an abrupt life and death matter. New taxes decreed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Budget afternoon become effective on the morrow morn. One must look sharp...
Figured Sheets. To help sick Mr. Snowden cut his speech to 62 minutes, blue papers were handed to all M. P.'s before he entered the House, a surprising innovation. On these blue sheets appeared most of the stuffy, statistical figures, so tiresome (and occasionally embarrassing) to read aloud...
This action rank-&-file Laborites hope and suspect is the prelude to a request by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden for a two-year moratorium on the British debt to the U. S. Last week's moratorium rewards the Australian Government for its prompt action three weeks ago in making good to British bondholders the default of New South Wales (TIME, April...
...Churchill, as the last Conservative to hold the office now held by Mr. Snowden, undoubtedly feels that he has a vested right to lead the Conservative attack. He has. But in politics might is right. And just now muddling Leader Baldwin's star is momentarily in the Conservative ascendant. Also (as not many people will recall) Mr. Neville Chamberlain has been Chancellor of the Exchequer...