Word: states
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...went to many private dinners in all parts of the country, and with only one exception-in Chicago-I never saw a prohibition table. I went to cocktail parties attended by State officials, United States legislators, judges, college presidents, by-it seems ridiculous to enumerate them. With the fewest possible exceptions, they all drank as much as or more than they did before prohibition. All say that prohibition is a sad, degrading farce. The only hope they have for unfastening the .millstone around their necks is that the Volstead act will gradually fall into desuetude and that the nation will...
Rumored early last week was the startling suggestion that the Earl of Birkenhead, recently resigned as Secretary of State for India, would take over the editorship of Britannia, to which he has regularly contributed. Denial of this persistent report by Inveresk Ltd. was coupled with the announcement that "publication of Britannia will be continued under the direction of the present editor, Crawfurd Price...
Shortly, Marshal Yen Hsi-shan was installed as Minister of Interior of the new Nationalist Government. At last it could be said that a single Cabinet contains all the outstanding soldiers and statesmen of China. The occasion made it appropriate if not imperative to explain just what the Nationalist State is. Available last week was much new and authoritative information which may be summarized thus...
...Nationalist Government is not a Republic but an Oligarchy or Dictature. In many organic details it resembles the Government of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics - "Russia"-and the Fascist State created by Benito Mussolini...
Responsible to the Central Executive Committee are the Political Council and the State Council. The former is a propaganda and political strategy bureau. The latter is unique; but may be called a super-cabinet. The President of the State Council or super-cabinet is Marshal Chiang Kaishek, who is by courtesy "The President of China...