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...Somewhere north of their former capital, Yenan, was Communist headquarters for all China. In that area the Reds had enough troops to threaten the recapture of Yenan itself...
...Russian people are docile. They do not complain about their rulers, far less threaten them. There is no sign of any major purges. I heard a great deal of genuine, voluntary admiration for Stalin, some for Molotov and Zhdanov. But I never heard any Russian volunteer a single word of praise for Lavrenti Beria, head of the omnipresent secret police. But then few people love policemen, and Russians have less reason to love them than most...
...will not halt strikes. The emergency procedure will only affect nationwide strikes that threaten the national safety...
...warfare was last month's general strike in the crucial industrial area of Bilbao, when some 35,000 men stayed home in protest against the provincial governor's punishment of workers who had observed May Day. But there is no power in Spain today that can seriously threaten Franco's rule...
...Guarantee management's right to speak its mind in a labor dispute so long as management does not threaten reprisals...