Word: ultimatum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Colonel Hon. Piers Legh, Equerry. In the House of Commons meanwhile the Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, Laborite Clement Attlee, is said to have given his word to Mr. Baldwin that if His Majesty's Government, in forcing their "ultimatum," as it is now called, upon the King, should resign, Mr. Attlee would refuse a command from the Sovereign that he become Prime Minister. This is telephoned to the snuggery. Over cocktails the strategy of the King and Mrs. Simpson is planned...
...first time since the Soviet Union was formed, Moscow last week felt strong enough to employ the technique of ultimatum to the Great Powers, threatening to act in aid of Spain's radical Madrid regime. Panicky rumors promptly spread that Soviet ships were being loaded with Red munitions in Black Sea ports last week, that creaking old Russian warships and roaring new Soviet seaplanes would convoy these transports into the Mediterranean, and that this time cautious Moscow was ready to risk a general...
...principle" there must be "immediately created" an autonomous North China separate from the rest of China in every respect except that it may fly the Chinese flag while controlled by Japanese. Admiral Sato, when asked if Japan would enforce Chiang's acceptance of these principles by a naval ultimatum, expressionlessly replied: "That may be the only way. It is the solution that first occurs to the simple military mind. If any civilian has a better suggestion, I hope he offers...
...Basques assumed police duties, as 300 Anarchists released from this chore dashed to face the Whites in battle. Meanwhile Governor Ortega sent his son Jose snaking out with a flag of truce. General Mola ceased fire for 48 hours, then sent an ultimatum that citizens had 48 hours to clear out of San Sebastian before the Whites advanced. Up to the very last hour it was touch & go whether the Basques and Ortega could keep the Anarchist pyromaniacs from "Direct Action." Finally, in a moderately humane battle, the Whites under General Mola went crashing victoriously along with their trucks...
...South China after three months of the most ferocious verbal strife between the Nanking Government and Kwangsi Province, with a formal military ultimatum being issued every few days by Premier Chiang to the Kwangsi generals or vice versa, sudden peace came this week. Instead of Generalissimo Chiang arriving in Canton with overwhelming force to master Kwangsi, he persuaded Kwangsi General Li Tsung-Jen to assume the office of Pacification Commissioner of Kwangsi under instructions from Nanking to pacify himself thoroughly and send no more ultimatums. Only logical assumption was that Li had finally got out of Chiang the bribe running...