Word: speech
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ribbed Republican Pennsylvania for the Democrats in 1932. Nor could Franklin Roosevelt fail to take notice of him. He was made Minister to Austria. Two years later Mr. Guffey & friends called back Minister Earle, still without any political savoir-faire and even without the ability to make a decent speech, to nominate him for Governor of Pennsylvania...
...Rome & Berlin, Prime Minister Chamberlain saw an opening to suggest that British and French ships would be willing to fill any gaps in the patrol-a suggestion which Der Führer and II Duce angrily rejected within 48 hours-and Mr. Chamberlain went on to make a speech soon warmly praised by German papers. "I must say I think the German Government . . . have shown a degree of restraint which we all recognize," cried Neville Chamberlain. Of the German claims in connection with the Leipzig incident he said: "That was a reasonable claim and ought not to be subject...
...issues. Pacifist George Lansbury, who recently talked with Adolf Hitler, seemed to fear the British lion was about to spring upon the German lamb. He wailed: "How many times will you crush the German people?" The Leipzig incident fired belligerent Sir Archibald Sinclair, M. P., to make a fiery speech, at the climax of which he cried: "Remember the Maine...
This week Premier Blum took his "full powers" demand back to the Senate and both legislative chambers again excitedly prepared to keep open all night. With two successive Chamber votes of confidence behind him, the Premier had every opportunity to make the kind of fighting speech so much admired in France and force the Senate's hand. Even his Senate enemies admitted that if he made the vote one of confidence this time he could probably force a victory-since the Senate would not want to upset a Cabinet so strongly backed in the Chamber. Instead of showing spirit...
...presidents, Harper Sibley and George H. Davis turned out to welcome the Japanese with Ambassador Hirosi Saito. With Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper they exchanged polite greetings. Secretary Roper's Business Advisory Council gave them a luncheon. Secretary of State Cordell Hull made a speech. At the Burning Tree, Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs they played golf earnestly and remarkably well. Convinced by members of the State Department that Franklin Roosevelt minded not at all their lack of formal morning clothes, they spent a smiling half hour with the President...