Word: protection
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Your Oct. 2 issue is not too sympathetic of Labor in the NRA, in my opinion. I can fully appreciate that Labor, in the persons of Ryan and his fellow coal miners would logically protect themselves in the face of the reputed activities of the opposing mine owners. Your reports of the NRA and the labor disputes do not cite enough of the activities of the members & petty leaders of the different labor organizations. Too much of the racket appears. Doubt as to the success of the NRA is more frequently spoken of in quarters not heard from before...
Would the U. S. land Marines to protect U. S. lives? The U. S. Embassy soothed: "There is no indication that any Americans have been killed intentionally." Meanwhile the Battle of the National grew nautical. The hotel faces the sea. President Grau sent Cuba's perky little training ship Patria to shell the officers with her light deck guns. Stubbornly they held out. After five hours of battle, with officer casualties unknown but with 20 soldiers dead and 100 gravely wounded, a group of officers' wives rushed to Ambassador Welles, begged him to stop the bloodshed. "Ladies," cried...
Irak, which is trying to live up to its obligations with genuine wholeheartedness and sincerity, is meeting a bitterly critical Western world when she reservedly and moderately acts to protect its very existence and sovereignty...
...Early in the week, to deal with the restless Army, President de Cespedes made Col. Ferrer Secretary of War. Secretary Ferrer promptly barked : "The natural orgy that followed Machado's overthrow is over. The troops henceforth will observe discipline. . . . The forces of the Army will be used to protect all interests against any attempts...
...were of long standing. Last winter, as chairman of the church council, he squabbled over policies with the pastor, Rev. Felix G. Robinson. One day Pastor Robinson angrily struck Businessman Ackerman, who retaliated. Businessman Ackerman held a $10,000 bond as guarantor of a mortgage on the church. To protect his investment he bid in the church at a foreclosure sale. Last week he presented his fellow Lutherans with an ultimatum: they could oust Pastor Robinson and buy Businessman Ackerman's church, or they could get out. The congregation promptly got out, taking their pastor with them and setting...