Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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League's Action. Action by the League of Nations was thwarted by Italy's threat to withdraw her membership from that body. The League offered the alternative proposal that Italy and Greece submit their dispute to the World Court. Greece was willing and Premier Mussolini was expected to agree to this proposal. Britain favored settlement by the League, but France favored the Council of Ambassadors...
Premier Poincare of France, however, seems determined to stay in the Ruhr until such time as Germany starts to make reparation payments. Even then France will only withdraw progressively as payments are received. In two speeches Premier Poincare laid stress on the havoc and wanton destruction wrought in France by the Germans during the War. In no sense can either of these speeches be regarded as a preface to a French reply to the latest British note, although M. Poincare was aware of the contents of the note at the time of making his speeches. He did, however, make...
...home by Conservative, Liberal and Labor parties, and on the Continent by Italy and Belgium, it is understood that France, despite M. Poincaré's Senlis speech, will agree to a conference on the British plan, and, if satisfied with the results of such a conference, will withdraw progressively from the Ruhr Valley. The conference is based on Secretary Hughes' plan to discover by an international committee the capacity of Germany to pay reparations, and may have the backing of the U. S. Government. The main purpose of the conference will be to seek a solution...
...dispute arose over a proposed reduction in the estimates for child welfare in Scotland. Maxton and Wheatley rose and accused the seconders of the motion of being murderers. They were asked to withdraw their remarks, but refused, despite the advice of J. Ramsey McDonald, Parliamentary Labor leader. They were then suspended by a vote of 258 to 70. The Rev. Campbell then took up the cry of " murderers." He was suspended by a vote of 276 to 60. Buchanan soon after heard Sir George Hamilton refer to Emanuel Shinwell as a " Jew." Shinwell said he was proud of the fact...
Premier Poincare decided to withdraw the bill for ratification of the Washington Naval Agreement now before the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and to substitute direct recognition without formal reservations. The new bill must be examined by various commissions, so that ratification will not take place for some time...