Word: pledgee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The Dutch stood by their 1942 pledge of self-government for the Indies in a new Netherlands Commonwealth, but they boggled at dealing with Soekarno, began shipping troops from Holland to the island battlefield. British troops, holding the imperial fort until sufficient Dutch forces arrived, were caught in the middle...
There was strong talk in Washington that the President would act soon, perhaps this week, and that his decision would probably be along these lines: 1) in return for a pledge from labor's chiefs to keep the peace, the Government would issue a directive permitting wage increases up...
The Unprepared. It had long been plain that labor, freed of its wartime no-strike pledge, had also cut loose from the Little Steel formula, was ready to move swiftly and decisively to keep its wartime wage rate. It was also plain that Washington was completely unprepared to meet the...
"I pledge that I will use my knowledge for the good of humanity and against the destructive forces of the world and the ruthless intent of men; and that I will work together with my fellow scientists of whatever nation, creed or color, for these, our common ends."
Labor, which often squirmed under its wartime no-strike pledge, was squirming no longer. Last week the biggest wave of strikes since peace began swamped and shut down many a reconverting plant. The effect was far greater than might have been expected from the comparatively small number. Reason: much of...