Word: communisms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Irreconcilably opposed remained President William Green of the American Federation of Labor. "There are a great many people in America," said he darkly, "who are pleased and satisfied because the American Federation of Labor has refused to compromise and stands -now as it always has. a foe to Communism and to the acceptance of the Communistic philosophy...
Steffens spoke of Lenin, with whom he has talked at length. "All of Lenin's confederates are narrow minded and decent communists; and so is Lenin himself, for all practical purposes. That is the only way be can find out how communism works. Yet underneath it all, Lenin's is perhaps the most liberal mind I have ever encountered...
...greatly exercised just now about the relation of art and propaganda. Mr. Philbrick's assertion that it is holy and fruitful marriage has been winning along a wide front for quite a while. He identifies the artist's inspiration with religion, which is sound enough, and recognizes that Communism is a religion, which is unimpeachable. That he commits a number of fallacies in his eloquence does not in the least detract from his effect, for all such theses as his, both pro and con, transcend logic and are not subject to it. Still, the history in his penultimate paragraph...
...strengthening the garrisons of France with colonial troops. Two Moroccan regiments were ordered to Lyons, but not without causing the pale eyebrows of General Maxime Weygand to lift. Great General Max, the Army's executive Commander-in-Chief, holds that "in France colonial troops become easy victims of Communism and alcoholism." He announced last week that he will make an inspection tour of Morocco. Promptly the Paris Matin predicted that when General Max returns he will further deprecate the value of colonial troops, will ask for an increase in the period of military training served by all young Frenchmen...
...charge that you participated in the burning of the Reichstag. You may answer in your own way." Bull-throated Premier Göring launched into a two-hour speech appropriate in view of the German General Election Nov. 12. "Nothing so crossed my plans for the elimination of Communism," he cried, "as the Communists' firing of the Reichstag! My plan-it was a beautiful one-contemplated a delay in striking the blow, nullification of the mandates of Communist Reichstag Deputies and then, on the first provocation, to seize all the Communist leaders, each of whom had committed enough crimes...