Word: counteracting
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Samuel Gompers in 1900 was forging another weapon to counteract the power of Big Business. His American Federation of Labor was growing. At the turn of the century, men were beginning to ask Gompers what his goal was. Where would he stop? Gompers had a prophetic answer which he was soon to deliver in a speech at Portland, Ore.: "We want more, we demand more, and when we get that more, we shall insist upon again more and more and even more, until we get the full fruition of our labor...
...counteract all this Communist-inspired abuse, all loyal Americans should pause for a few moments during the rush of their daily activities and send Judge Medina at least a postcard stating that they appreciate the difficulty and importance of his task...
Varjonen has built up a unique anti-Communist underground which infiltrates unions to counteract Communist infiltration, matches the Communists cell for cell. Said one of Varjonen's men: "It is hard work fighting Communists. You have to be ready every day, every hour...
...France, while French Communists shouted "Bradley Go Back to New York!", Bradley & friends drove to Fontainebleau to meet the Western Union commanders:Field Marshal Montgomery, General De Lattre de Tassigny, Air Chief Marshal Robb and Vice Admiral Jaujard. To counteract reports that he does not get on with his French colleague, Monty seized De Lattre by the arm, led him to the waiting guard of honor and pushed him ahead, right next to Bradley...
Warren launched a Golden Wedding Club to counteract the divorce wave, borrowed graduation dresses for high-school girls who could not afford them, helped raise $55,000 for a clubhouse for the Indoor Sports, an organization of shut-ins. He became San Diego's best-known newspaperman, and one of its best-loved citizens. Four years ago, when the rival Journal hired him away from the Union, hundreds of readers came with him to follow his new column, "People We Know...