Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Socialist Largo Caballero, reaffirming his own enthusiasm for subjecting all Spain to a complete social revolution, accused the Communists of Leftist Spain of wavering toward compromise with the middle classes and betrayal of the revolution- these being the offenses of which Trotsky incessantly accuses Stalin. "As for the unification of the Socialist Party and the Communist Party I have not changed my views," cried Revolutionist Largo Caballero, whose admirers have nicknamed him the "Spanish Lenin." "All that I ask is that those who once wanted to create this fusion still hold to the same purpose which we used...
...Marxist. This tendency the Spanish Lenin has especially denounced. Last week, appeared a third paradox, a manifesto issued by Rightist Generalissimo Francisco Franco as the civil war entered its 17th month: "Our victory will bring a healthy redistribution of wealth! We are carrying out a profound revolution of the social order, inspired by the principles of the Catholic church. The number of rich persons will diminish and there will be less poverty...
...year-old wife, the former Princess Cecile of Greece & Denmark and cousin of England's Duchess of Kent; their two young sons, Prince Ludwig, 6, Prince Alexander, 4, and the 66-year-old Dowager Duchess were all flying to London for the wedding of Prince Ludwig, social attaché in the German Embassy at London, to Miss Margaret Campbell Geddes, daughter of Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, onetime Cabinet Minister and onetime British Ambassador...
...from abundant life. Because the Amish churches frown upon written contracts, loans, gifts and joining secular organizations, the "plain people" declined to sign contracts with the AAA, or accept its benefits, although they were willing to reduce acre: age where the law required. Mennonites in industry pay Social Security taxes, but declare they will not accept Social Security pensions. Nor will they join labor unions, although they meekly allow union dues to be "checked off" their wages...
...able to provide adequate hospitalization for persons acutely ill from conditions other than infectious and contagious diseases. The new construction will not remedy the appalling and well-nigh unbelievable conditions existing insofar as tuberculosis, neuropsychiatric conditions, infectious and contagious diseases, incurable and convalescent patients are concerned. . .. Medical and social agencies estimate the num-ber of open tuberculosis patients in New Orleans alone as at 2,500. The Charity Hospital now houses 314. There are at least 2,000 chronic and incurable cases of cancer and heart disease who require proper hospitalization. No facilities are now available to these poor, unfortunate...