Word: upped
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
In the Senate, baldish, flowing-whiskered M. Clémentel is of the Gauche Democratique, a group which corresponds almost exactly to M. Daladier's Radical Socialists in the Chamber. Naturally he expected their support, proceeded with confidence to round up his personal following which lies a little further to the...
At the peace conference it was no secret that Clémenceau allowed Tardieu to draft important sections of the Treaty of Versailles. Afterwards this honor proved a boomerang, for the treaty soon became unpopular, and tenacious André Tardieu made matters worse for himself by incessantly defending it. "One has only...
During the enforced adjournment of the Sejm, bold Speaker Daszynski defied the Dictator in several newspaper articles calling upon him either to suppress Poland's parliamentary institutions entirely or permit the Sejm to reconvene. At last Pilsudski's gruff consent was given. Deputies scurried up to Warsaw. Then last week...
Marshal Pilsudski was not caught napping. At ten minutes before gavel time his limousine swirled up to the door of the Sejm. Five minutes later came a tramping of feet. Ninety blue-grey Polish officers, belted, booted, spurred, bristling with smallarms, marched into the main lobby of the Sejm building
"Raus mit dem Schieber!" bawled stentorian voices. "Out with the slippery guy!" Mayor Boess blanched even paler. Frau Boess, defiantly wearing her notorious fur coat, squeezed his elbow to hearten him. First up the gangplank to greet them came Berlin's acting Mayor, Bürgermeister Scholtz with a...