Word: suppress
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Reds. Ordered by the President of China into Kiangsi Province "to suppress the Reds" (TIME, Jan. 19), the Eighteenth Army Division was surrounded last week and disarmed. It promptly deserted en masse to the Chinese Red Army of Kiangsi which recently massacred with amazing ferocity 100,000 persons...
...Valeriano ("Butcher") Weyler y Nicolau, Captain-General of the Spanish Army, Duque de Rubi y Grande de Espana, 92; of infirmities resulting from a fall from his horse last month; in Madrid. His life was spent in the army-sent to Cuba in 1896, he attempted ruthlessly to suppress the rebellion, succeeded only in intensifying discontent. He was recalled and did not actively participate in the Spanish-American War. Twice minister of war, he helped suppress Catalan, Basque, Carlist uprisings. He was a fierce enemy of the late Primo de Rivera; some said he lived until 92 just so that...
...Communist agitators, dumped them over the Russian border. Kosola's prestige grew by leaps & bounds. Last month 12,000 of his followers journeyed to Helsingfors by train, motor, horseback and on foot, formed ranks, marched in military formation to the Parliament building, demanded the immediate passage of laws to suppress Communism, and to make the government more economical by halving the number of representatives in Parliament. Statesmen were impressed by the size of Kosola's army. They introduced the bills, failed to get the requisite two-thirds majority, then dissolved the Diet. Vihtori Kosola bided his time, assured...
...with the military commander of Paris discussing precautions that must be taken to prevent any Communist demonstration on Aug. 1. A trifle tartly M. Tardieu explained the subtle difference between the revolutionists of 1830, whom he delighted to honor, and the revolutionists of 1930 whom he was eager to suppress...
...Siles-Kundt regime. General Kundt met this in the only way he knew. Police blocked every exit from the square, machine guns wheeled into position. Under their hideous rattle 100 screaming boys fell never to rise again. As many more were wounded. The Government did its best to suppress news of the riot but Bolivians had seen the bodies in the streets. The country was aroused. General Kundt posted loyal troops on the hills above the capital, threatened to bombard the city. Police were ordered to shoot any man, woman or child who appeared on the streets. Wrote United Pressman...