Word: winging
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...right wing of the German government has never trusted the Parliamentary system very much and has hoped to cut down on the powers of Parliament and to increase the powers of the President and the state officials. It is natural that times of emergency should make louder and more general the call for a dictator. The acuteness of the prolonged economic crisis has made even many a Chamber of Commerce and farmer organization call for a wirtschaftdietatur. It is in the agricultural and business fields that the need for a dictator is most pressing...
Crosby, 1929 right wing, was absent, and the Freshman forward line did not function as smoothly as usual. The formidable Putnam-Tudor combination produced one goal in the first period, however, Putnam carrying through the defense and passing to Tudor who shot the rubber home...
Pitman, the Nassau left wing, has just returned from a siege of illness. He is known best for his marvelous stick work, and should his endurance be up to par, the Nassau offense will be even more threatening than in the first Harvard-Princeton clash...
...Princeton right wing, Davis, is probably the best all-around player on the invader's forces. He is the Tiger's scoring ace, and his two goals against Yale were largely instrumental in gaining the verdict for the Orange and Black...
...rival proposal was that of le Cartel des Gauches, the coalition of the left, headed by M. Herriot. It featured the tightening up of existing tax machineryThe "Socialist wing of the Cartel held a party caucus, and the delegates who attended voted, 1,766 to 1,331, against the party's supporting any Ministry whatever unless a majority of the Ministers should be Socialists. This was taken to mean that M. Herriot could not depend on the Socialists to support a Cartel Ministry with himself as Premier. The Cartel was declared split and probably impotent to oust M. Briand...