Word: fighting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their caps with small white stars, became, with no loss of time or commanders, the Eighth Route Army of the Nationalist Government. Nanking in return was pledged to "introduce democracy in China as soon as the war is over," never to sign away any Chinese territory, and to fight Japan...
Ostensibly, peace with China's Communists was made by Nanking last winter, but actually it appeared that only last week's announcement released the Nationalist divisions, who have been opposing the Communists for ten years, to fight Japan. It brings to China's aid about 100,000 of the best trained, best equipped troops in Asia, and with them two of China's ablest generals: bushy-browed Chu Teh and bob-haired Mao Tse-tung. The two of them have had a longtime partnership, General Chu being the military expert, General Mao the shrewd politician...
...have our chance at last to proceed eastward to kill the enemy. We support the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and will fight hand in hand with all Nationalist armies. We wish to die in battle against the Japanese. We are sure we can recover the lost territory of Manchuria." Before they can do anything of the sort, the Communist armies must move north-east some 350 miles to encounter the Japanese at Tatung in the northern edge of Shensi Province...
Last week "Mitch" Hepburn had decided to jerk himself up by mighty tugs at the provincial bootstraps of Ontario to the Premiership of all Canada. As a build-up for this, the Premier had deliberately provoked a provincial election which he need never have to fight and was hell-bent to win it Oct. 6. With chances heavily favoring "Mitch," last week Canadian wiseacres agreed that a victory for Liberal Premier Hepburn must severely shake the position and prestige of Canada's Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Although both are still nominally Liberals, Hepburn and King have broken...
...contracts with Ontario at lower rates. All this left "Mitch" more popular than ever with most Ontario voters and users of electricity. Last week some of these wealthy Canadian interests which had flayed Premier Hepburn for tearing up the power contracts were now arrayed behind him because of his fight against C. I. O. According to orthodox Canadian newsorgans, the Premier has now indisputably balanced Ontario's budget, retired $33,000,000 in bonds of the Province and augmented revenues while reducing taxes. This has been possible partly because of the return of better times, partly because "Mitch" discovered...