Word: loyalism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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While the top French officers in Syria were reported pro-Vichy, the younger officers and lower ranks were believed pro-Free France. Just prior to the British jump-off, General Henri Dentz, the Syrian High Commissioner, was yelping to Vichy for loyal aviators and anti-aircraft crews: "Germans, if necessary." General Dentz has been wrathful about the British ever since he had to turn over Paris to the Germans last June...
...ache in Northern Ireland came from the thought of conscription. Presumably because of pressure from Eire, Britain so far has drafted none of her loyal Irish subjects, but last week Winston Churchill broadly hinted in the House of Commons that conscription for Northern Ireland might be on the way. To arms against bearing arms sprang Northern Ireland Catholics (one-third of the six counties' 1,300,000 population), Laborites, even a section of Prime Minister John Miller Andrews' loyal Unionist Party. In Eire's Dail Prime Minister de Valera this week scolded: "There could be no more...
...than 100,000 books during his brilliant career. The Testament has all the dope--pictures of Snooperman in the act, a full story of how libraries hermetically sealed were broken into, and an editorial entitle. "What are we going to do about it?" Dick Lane, the editor, with a loyal staff of underlings, has seen to it that the Testament has complete coverage of all events during the year...
...many loyal but tired Frenchmen last week the springs and parks and ornamental villas of Vichy seemed more forlorn than ever. For out of Vichy, after weeks of rumor, came the most striking signs yet of French "collaboration" with Adolf Hitler, and suspicion sped through France that if Marshal Petain was still doggedly trying to pick up the French pieces, his aged fingers were now only fumbling...
...fact is that Winston Churchill's loyal opposition is not very large, not very vocal, and last week it was not very cogent even when it was vocal. Winston Churchill enjoys the confidence of the British people, in Government and out, in almost the ratio suggested by Parliament's vote. Aging, white-maned David Lloyd George tried to suggest the dangers of that idolatry during the debate. "I regret," he said, "that this discussion should take place on a question of confidence. . . . The House should have occasional opportunities of making its criticisms and suggestions without being fettered...