Word: stronger
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...result of the election in Maine imposes need for renewed and stronger effort that the people may fully understand the issues at stake. We have known all along that, owing to the ravages of the world depression, our fight is a hard one; but we have a strong case and a right cause. Our task is to acquaint every man and woman in the country with the facts. . . . My chief concern now is that the work of reconstruction shall go forward. . . . This transcends all personal or partisan considerations...
...possible to paint another and entirely different picture of the state of the union than that given by the Republicans (see p. 10). Eleven million men and women were growing grey with joblessness. Farmers were angry. Banks, though stronger, were fewer. Business at large was running...
...great historical fact that not once in the last 58 years had the party in power lost control of the House at a mid-term election without also losing the Presidential election two years later. The reasonable discontent which produced the Democratic House victory in 1930 was stronger, if anything, today after three full years of Depression. All that seemed necessary was to translate reason able discontent into winning votes. The West, historically Republican, talked as if it would break from its old moorings. Senator Borah said last week: "The West is still any man's fight." Four Mid-West...
...British cruiser Enterprise. From Mexico City Spanish Ambassador Alvarez del Vayo called Minister of Public Works Indalecio Prieto by transatlantic telephone. "Why are you sad?" he asked. "Is the revolution succeeding?" Replied Minister Prieto: "I am sad because this call is costing 15 pesetas a minute. The Republic is stronger than ever. Adios...
...votes were cast out of a population of 120,000,000. Last week Germany, with a population of 63,000,000 cast nearly 37,000,000 votes for a new Reichstag. Police throughout Germany were kept on 48-hour emergency duty. No mass meetings were allowed. No drink stronger than beer might be sold. Despite these precautions nine people were killed and over 100 wounded in brawls through the country over the weekend. Still, compared with the disorder of recent weeks, correspondents found election day itself orderly...