Word: reds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President did not reply directly to this demand but launched upon a short history of the Indian Problem, which began when white and red men first saw each other some four and one quarter centuries ago; which ceased to be violent with the battle of Wounded Knee, S. Dak., (near Pine Ridge) in 1890; which entered a new phase in 1924 when President Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act, declaring all native-born Indians citizens...
...Otto Gessler, German Minister of Defense, startled the Reichswehr by ordering that only the black, red & gold flag of the Republic shall be displayed on Reichswehr buildings and by officers and men of the German Army. The order also included the families of Reichswehr soldiers and all civilians housed on Reichswehr property, although display of the flag in this case was made optional...
Berlin, a city that has long been accustomed to the defiance flung by thousands of black, white & red monarchist flags, waxed hot and cold at this decree. Fiery Royalists announced that the government was going too far. They argued that personal liberty had been infringed by the mandate, that it was monstrous to prevent good monarchist soldiers from waving their flag, under which many had fought and bled for their country...
Discussion grew tense when it was discovered that the imperial flag might not even be used at a military funeral and that wreaths might not be tied with black, white & red ribbons. Nor would monarchist ire be allayed by the sop that imperial uniforms might still be worn by veterans at anniversary reunions and at the private burial of comrades...
...blown off without contract, haircombs are counted superficial. Besides, there is no counter jab against a 16-inch shell. So the hero, once a cocky pugilist of the alleyways, turns yellow. But later he braces up, rushes a machine-gun nest, falls, comes to in the arms of his Red Cross nurse sweetheart. A delicate operation has been performed upon his shattered arm. Will he be able to use the limb? The audience watches in agonized suspense. Then the orchestra blares forth with "The Star Spangled Banner," the audience jumps to its feet, the hero's arm moves...