Word: resignation
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Multifarious are the grave subjects over which Cabinets fume, cleave, resign. Last week Portugal's Cabinet debated the ringing of churchbells. The honorable Portu-gentlemen grew heated, realized a divergence of opinion, resigned en bloc...
Emperor Hirohito's signing of the Kellogg Treaty (see above) had grave and unexpected results last week. Almost without warning it was announced that the Conservative Cabinet of Baron Giichi Tanaka would resign...
...Imperial messengers were sent to ask their advice. Prince Kimmochi Saonji, now 80 (he was born in the year of the California Gold Rush) is the last survivor. So great is his influence still that when etiquette seemed to demand that Prime Minister Tanaka and his whole Cabinet must resign with Privy Councillor Uchida, Cabinet Members hastened to the garden of Prince Saonji respectfully to wait the opinion of that wrinkled sage...
Square-jawed Stanley Baldwin in a billowing grey ulster and a bullet-hard bowler hat motored to Windsor Castle early last week to kiss the King's hand, resign as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Waiting at the palace door to receive him was the King's equerry and grouse-shooting friend, Col. Sir Clive Wigram, and King George's favorite grandchild, little Princess Elizabeth, soberly staring over the top of her perambulator. Stanley Baldwin bowed solemnly to "P'incess Lilybet," who continued to stare, and entered the palace. For half an hour he remained closeted with the King...
...great an impression did this display of character make on the people of Peru, that in his 13 years as President since then no one has ever again asked President Leguia to resign. Character Day became a national holiday not without the Leguia approval...