Word: schuman
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Then Schuman buckled down to work out something really stiff. At 10 a.m. last Saturday he bustled into the Assembly carrying a black briefcase. What was in it? someone asked. Said M. Schuman: "Vous verrez ce que vous verrez" (wait and see). What the Assembly saw amazed it; nothing so strong had been expected. What the Communists saw goaded them to a maniac pitch of fury...
...with two-inch headlines in red ink: "Alerte! Ils Veulent Assassiner la République!" The paper screamed that "the American party tears up the constitution. . . . Workers, democrats, patriots, you have the strength to prevent the crime ordered by the exploiters and imperialists of New York." Pouncing quickly, M. Schuman charged L'Humanité with criminal incitation to revolt. Police invaded the newspaper's plant, smashed the plates...
Beans & Whiskers. M. Schuman said he wanted a showdown; that he would push for "unconditional capitulation." The Cocos were already cringing. They asked a 1,500-franc payment for each striking worker to tide him over the Dec. 1 payday. Schuman refused...
...main threat to Schuman's position was a split among the Socialists, some of whom thought that Popular Republican Schuman had gone too far, that he had encroached on the workers' basic right to strike. On Sunday night the leader of the doubting Socialists, Minister of Social Affairs Daniel Mayer, called on the Premier at home...
...What are the conditions?" Schuman asked...