Otto had spoken to both the British Prime Minister and the French Premier and President by phone. He had been trying to convince them to support actions which would discourage Russia from starting another conflict over trying to recover the Baltic States. Britain had agreed to make it clear...
Jack Casey who was related to the wife of John Gleason wife Catherine announced that he was forming a committee to explore whether he had support in the President's Party to seek the nomination for President. He was a businessman in New York and help to run the family's construction company...
Kaiser Otto I arrived in Great Britain for a state visit. He would be the guest of the British Royal Family. He was also to have a meeting with the British Prime Minister.The late King George V considered Otto's late father a friend and the man who had helped end the madness that was the...
The President and Mrs Edward J Gleason had bought several pieces of property in Ozone Park section of New York City. The houses were being demolished and a bigger house would be built on the estate. It was within walking distance of the race track. The President's brothers had tried to...
President Gleason submitted a proposal to the Congress to begin a multiyear build up of the American Navy. The proposal called for the construction of 1 battleship,2 heavy cruisers,3 light cruisers,6 destroyers,3 submarines and 4 auxiliaries. A similar amount would be laid down in the next...
Austria provided Lithuania with 200 Swiss made Light Machine guns along with 200,000 round s of ammo. Sweden provided Estonia and Latvia with antitank guns,antitank rifles and 200 light machine guns. It also agreed to sell the two nations new rifles at a discount
Austria had encouraged Germany to supply the Baltic States with 37mm Antitank guns as well as At rifles and when the Germans were slow to move Austria provided Lithuania
with 24 Austrian Made 47mm AT guns and 4,800 rounds of ammo. Austria encouraged Sweden to provide each of the Baltic States...
In the late Spring of 1930 Austria,Yugoslavia and Hungary worked on a treaty that would solve border issues involving the three countries. Austria and Yugoslavia also signed a trade agreement and a nonaggression Pact. This resolved issues that had remained after the conclusion of the First...
The Austrian Government met with the Yugoslav government s 'Ambassador in Vienna regarding Fascist Italy. Austria had been trying to smooth over problems between Austria and Yugoslavia. France had urge the Yugoslav government to solve problems diplomaticly.
Austria's Foreign Minister had flown to Britain to consult with the British Government and he was expected to also meet with the French before returning to Austria. It was clear that Austria was moving to try to build a consensuses among the powers in Europe to avoid another conflict.
The New Bavarian King Hosted the Austrian Kaiser with his Chancellor and Defense Minister for a get together with the new German Kaiser,the Chancellor and the War Minister. The meeting was to discuss foreign affairs and defense issues. Otto wanted to sound the Germans on their position on a...
The Council of Regents approved the proposal to make Louis Ferdinad ,Grandson of the former Kaiser to the Imperial Parliament where it was aproved. A National vote was then held and the voters approved the sellection >The Kaiser's brother saw Louis sworn in as Kaiser. It was the last action...
The Council of Regents was divided on the question of whether there should be a vote by the public on whether the former Kaiser's grandson should be named as Kaiser or the Council should just declare it or the Parliament should vote on it. The Bavarian Crown Prince Ruprecht seemed to have a...
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the Last Kaiser and Head of the Council of Regent in 1928 prepared to have his grandnephew installed as the new Kaiser Prince Louis Ferdinand was 21 . Some on the council of Regents had called for a vote by the people.
Austria made it clear to Britain and France that it was not interested in starting a war with anyone. It sole goal was to modernize it military so as to discourage anyone from starting a war with it. Austria was unhappy with statements from the Italian Fascist Party that seem to be leading to...