Word: generalissimoing
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Egotistic, democratic Ramón and plodding, militaristic Francisco were too often at opposite political poles to be good friends, but when the civil war started Lieut. Colonel Franco, then Spanish air attaché at Washington, immediately returned to Spain to join his brother. The Generalissimo made him chief of the Rightist Majorcan air base. The job was close to a nominal one, however, for all knew that Majorca was directed, if not owned, by the Italians...
...Luring on Japan." It came out last week that the high Chinese civil and military leaders who remained in Hankow until last fortnight departed in six airplanes. In the first plane were Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, Mrs. Chiang, and their Australian adviser, William Henry Donald...
Where this plane landed was kept a secret, but from his hideout the Generalissimo sent a manifesto which the New York Times headlined: CHIANG SEES GAINS IN EVERY RETREAT. To Occidentals, who think in days, months and years this was pure irony; but Chinese think in decades, centuries, millenniums...
...Generalissimo's manifesto: "We were prepared for this [i.e. the fall of Hankow, Canton and before that Shanghai, North China and Manchukuo]. For years we have concentrated on development of West China, where bases for operations are established and where we will prolong resistance until victory is ours. We hope to lure the enemy further inland. The farther they come the sooner victory will be ours...
...terms of U. S. geography, the Japanese took "Chicago" when they took Hankow. The Generalissimo this week was probably hiding in what would correspond to "Kansas City." Meanwhile, the nominal President of China, Mr. Lin Sen, and other Cabinet members have been established for several months at Chungking ("Denver"). They met last week with Chinese Communist leaders who were reported "threatening" to withdraw their support from the Government unless it reaffirmed unconditional support of Generalissimo Chiang, and this was given...