Word: tasks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...question remains how, if three parties are to remain, is the nation to be guarded against too frequent dissolutions? I should on no ground leave to the monarch the invidious and dangerous task of being the guardian. . . . Looking ahead, however, one of two things may have to be done. The present maximum life of the House of Commons is five years. Shall we be driven to fix a minimum? If we were it ought not to be more than three years. As an alternative, could the House of Commons be made to decide its own dissolution within the maximum period...
...Esme Howard, recently appointed British Ambassador to the U. S. in succession to Sir Auckland Geddes (TIME, Jan. 7), said: "I am overwhelmed by the great honor conferred on me by the British Government in nominating me for such an important post, and also by the responsibility of the task of representing the British Empire in the United States. At the same time I am delighted at the prospect of renewing the acquaintance of many friends made in Washington during my service as> Counselor of Embassy under James Bryce, while I shall be glad to meet again the numerous people...
...task in the Embassy will be all the more difficult after a series of brilliant representatives of Great Britain during a long period of years. However, my feelings toward the United States have always been the warmest from earliest manhood, and whatever it is possible to do toward strengthening the understanding between the two peoples will be done by me so far as ability and desire permit...
...France, notably Alsace-Lorraine, important contracts are signed between French industrials payable in dollars, as if the franc had ceased to be the only currency having official circulation in France? Whatever way we turn, we find the need for a strong Premier to steer the country through its difficult task. M. Poincaré as Minister of Foreign Affairs has been admirably firm, dauntless and energetic in the conduct of the battle of the Ruhr, but as President of the Council of Ministers he has found internal politics nauseating and has been reluctant to take action because it required a certain kitchen...
...defining the policy of the Bloc for the coming election. Ever since then it has become more and more patent that President Millerand is the real power in French domestic politics. M. Poincaré must choose between remaining faithful to the Bloc or joining the maturing Bloc Gauche, a task in which he is showing considerable hesitation...