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Communists who had joined the party out of sheer disgust at governmental corruption. Said George Marshall: "Successful action on their part under the leadership of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek would, I believe, lead to unity through good government...
...Lisbon, Spanish Pretender Don Juan hit the ceiling of his modest Portuguese hostel. Generalissimo Francisco Franco had propositioned him. The proposition (conveyed by Franco's brother Nicolas, who is Spain's Ambassador to Lisbon): Don Juan's eldest son, 9, should be handed over to the Franco Government to be trained in the principles of "the new Spanish order." Thus the dynasty would serve as a front for Franco, and the princeling would serve as a hostage if the dynasty became troublesome...
...afternoon session, Christmas Day, brought a simple, stirring final ceremony. Two men, representing the Assembly and the Government, came on the stage under Sun Yat-sen's huge portrait. One was old Wu Chih-hui, dean of the delegates, in satin jacket, skirt and slippers. The other was Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, in white gloves and military khaki. An Army band played the national anthem. The crowded Assembly bowed three times before Sun's likeness; Wu mumbled Sun's will. Then from the chairman's aged hand the Gimo received the Constitution, bound in red and gold...
...winds that blow Spain toward economic bankruptcy are sharper now than ever before. High prices for food fan the little man's desperation to a sharper pitch. The stink of governmental inefficiency and corruption is rising above normal. But the best guess is that Generalissimo Francisco Franco will probably not reap his whirlwind just yet. For he holds as tight as ever the only windbreaks that count-the army and the police...
...that point, the Generalissimo intervened. He angrily lectured Kuomintang delegates in a party caucus, told them they must consider external as well as internal situations and respect other parties opinions. The oldsters subsided. Next day the steering committee reconsidered, restored the original Article 27, the original Article I. But the final victory had to await the full Assembly session...