Word: tact
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from August, 1914, until Italy entered the War in 1915, constantly, loudly and successfully counseled Italy to abandon the Triple Alliance and join the Triple Entente. On this account, too, he was well known in Germany?and well hated. His position called, it was said, for the utmost "dignity, tact, patience and firmness", all of which qualities he showed superlatively...
...Conservative member of North St. Pancras, London, is blind Captain Ian Frazer. His wife is his pilot and "parliamentary secretary"; but, according to the rules of the House, she cannot accompany him to those parts specifically reserved for members. Mr. Speaker Whitley came to the rescue. With great tact and courtesy, he issued last week to Mrs. Frazer a special permit enabling her to go anywhere, except on "the Floor of the House...
Memel. "More recently we have seen an admirable piece of international work accomplished in the settlement of the Government of the territory of Memel, to which our Chairman tonight so splendidly contributed by his tact and wisdom. That was a controversy which had troubled Europe for two or three years and had defied the ordinary diplomatic methods of settlement...
...bill. If he was to succeed he must have the support of the Administration. He called on the President and, by inference, he got a substantial endorsement of his plans. That the Administration was so favorably im-pressed was in itself atribute to the Alabama Senator. His tact, h!s pleasant personality, his ability long ago won him the respect of his Republican opponents. His 20 years of service in the House, culminating in his leadership in that body, his nine years in the Senate have won him a large place even in Republican eyes. Not so brilliant as Harrison...
...Underwood Bill should pass it would be a triple feather in the Senator's cap?for solving a knotty problem, for exercising tact as well as ability, for taking a problem out of the hands of the majority and arranging such a settlement that it won them to his support...