Word: protestingly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...line of Catholic war veterans appeared at the Chukotka's pier, began picketing her on grounds that her cargo could be used against the U.S. in time of war. Longshoremen decided to join the protest, held a token strike for six hours. Within 24 hours the Chukotka case had made Page One of most newspapers, was being hotly discussed in Congress...
...Roosevelt symbol, currently divide into two camps of confused citizens sharing only restlessness and concern. Some intend to back Wallace to register a squawk; others may dislike Truman policies but will support him or, in greater likelihood, work for a better Democratic nominee, in the belief that a protest vote assuring Republican success is too-great a luxury today. Heading up the latter are the major officers of U. S. labor in company with old New Dealers such as Eleanor Roosevelt and upcoming politicians such as Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey. When this coalition assembled at the February Convention...
Until a dramatic plea by Pitirim A. Sorokin, professor of Sociology, calmed the gathering, violence threatened on more than one occasion. Professor Sorokin appealed to the opposition, asking them to hear the speakers without voicing protest, and asserted he would be keenly disappointed if the right of free speech could not be heard at Harvard...
...moment, a pungent-looking persons wanders over and says briskly, "I'm awfully sorry, but you seem to be sitting in my seat." That's all there is to it; no protest, no appeal from this awful fact; just silent submission...
...twisted by Prof. Matthiessen as to appear the most important contributing factor to Masaryk's suicide. I am sure Masaryk had far less confidence in the "broad representation" manifest in this new "democracy" than has Matthiessen, or else Masaryk need not have died to protest...