Word: sovereigns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Secondly, it has always been consistently maintained by the United States that control of immigration is one of the essential attributes of the inherent sovereign rights of each nation. The importance placed on this point by the United States is due to special conditions in that country...
...fell the difficult charge of bringing to France, for the Grand Duke Nikolai, the remains of the Emperor Nicholas II, of the Empress, of the Tsarevitch Alexis, of the young Grand Duchesses and of two servants. These poor remains could no longer be separated. The ashes of the Sovereign were mixed with those of his faithful valets. All that was recognizable was a finger, held by experts to belong to the Empress because it was that of a middle-aged woman and its nail had been carefully manicured. There was also-with calcined precious stones, the remains of burnt clothing...
...Continuing at the pace we have followed for the last 20 years, we shortly will establish an imperial Government whose territory will consist of provinces instead of sovereign States. We are whittling at the structure framed by the founders of this Government and if we whittle long enough we will destroy...
...State banquet, laid the inevitable wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, paid homage at the Cenotaph, were present at a State Ball given in their honor, visited the British Empire Exhibition, the Zoo, attended a great luncheon in the Guild Hall. At the Italian Embassy, the Italian Sovereign and his Consort gave a dinner to which the British King and Queen, members of the Royal Family, many Government and distinguished people were invited. They then departed amid volleys of British "Hip, Hip, Hurrahs" and "Gawd Bless 'ems," Italian vivas and salutes galore...
Inside the Chamber the scenes were even more impressive and hardly less tumultuous. Benito and his Ministers, dressed in newly designed State uniforms, supported by delegations from the Senate and Camera de'Deputati, received the Sovereign and his entourage and conducted them to the Queen's Hall?transformed into a "garden of flowers"?from whence they entered the Royal Tribune...