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...Britain, the Socialist Government had published two bills which would give it powers over basic property (the land) unparalleled by those of any sovereign government outside of Russia. At the same time, the Labor Government faced its first important crisis as employer (instead of champion) of labor-a week-old truck strike wildcatted by 21,000 London truckmen against the wishes of the union leaders. As critical food distribution was paralyzed, the Government considered moving the trucks with troops, then rejected the idea. At week's end, it faced the facts, put 8,000 soldiers & sailors on the trucks...
Mississippi voters had chosen him as their U.S. Senator-three times in twelve years they had chosen him. Last week he arrived in Washington to claim the seat to which he was entitled by the vote of the sovereign state of Mississippi...
Overton growled: "The Senator from Ohio [Taft] is not yet the whole Senate, no matter what he may think about it." South Carolina's Burnet Maybank shouted hoarsely: "After all, Mississippi is a sovereign state." After all, Bilbo was Mississippi's choice. Bilbo slouched at his old desk, clutching his cigar...
Said one Socialist Deputy: "If the Communist Party decides to take over France, they can do it by telephone." The Communists were not prepared to do so at once. They preferred to wait and undermine the last vestiges of sovereign government in France. France, said Koestler, "has become a Troy, with the wooden horse standing on a pedestal in the market place; the children pat it on the nose, and the grownups, who know better, do the same, with an embarrassed laugh, pretending not to hear the ominous noises in its belly...
...sentence in Article 2 which referred to Indonesia as a "free democratic state." Soekarno's Economics Minister, 38-year-old A. K. Gani (who once acted in a Batavian-made movie True Love), objected: "That word 'free' is not enough. It should be 'sovereign.' " Van Mook turned to Soekarno: "Will you accept the agreement if it is changed to sovereign?" Almost before he knew it, Soekarno said yes, and the agreement was signed...