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...France, too, Communist power in the unions is more important than the party's position in the Government. The Communists have edged aging Léon Jouhaux out of the real leadership of France's Confédération Générale du Travail, have made Communist Co-Secretary General Benoit Frachon the real boss over the Confédération's six million workers. French Communists, through unions directly controlled by Communists, can stop key industries, including metals, light & power, railroads, building, mines, chemicals, textiles, food processing, communications. The constant threat...
...hardship and tragic travail, Chungking was to modern China what Valley Forge was to revolutionary America. But Valley Forge lasted one winter and Chungking lasted seven years...
...mercy of Providence," says Leo Scop, "we Irish Jews have been spared the travail of our brethren in Europe. Proudly and in all humility we accept the charge which has been laid...
Dean Acheson described the report accurately as a "history of the mental travail of men who struggled with the problem." It was distinctly not a "selling" document. Like no other Government report ever written, it was an almost rambling account of five men's argument...
After some nine symbolical months of doubt and travail, all of Author Walworth's characters dramatically bring forth faith in God. The Reverend Job's faith returns when he goes back to work in the slums. Actor Nick Romney finds faith by repulsing Melita's fleshly charms and acting his clergyman's role to perfection. Laura is saved when Henry is struck down by a terrible sickness. Gladys learns the meaning of religion when she goes to Christmas service and "sees" her dead fiancé there, in battle dress...