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...merely a matter of the poverty which beset Asia (and which, in the minds of some well-meaning Americans, could be cured by "land reform"); nor was it merely a matter of political unrest caused by war and undigested Western ideas; nor merely of outright Communist military attack. It was all these things together, plus the simple, brutal fact that Asia was in chaos. Millions in Asia are not only not sure where the next day's bowl of rice is coming from they cannot be reasonably sure whether they will see a next...
...College of Chemistry and a member of the four man committee of the Academic Senate which had been advising the Regents on the oath, said, "No conceivable damage to the university at the hands of the hypothetical Communists among us could have equaled the damage resulting from the unrest, ill-will and suspicion engendered by this series of events." He later remarked, "If there are Communists among us they are lying so low they at least do not constitute a menace...
...work schedules, issued early this week by the University, were the cause of the unrest. About 20 maids lodged formal complaints...
Next morning, González accepted the resignations of his entire cabinet, and Santiago's torrid pavements echoed to the tramping feet of the telephone and light-company employees marching, cold-eyed and silent, back to their jobs. It was the only demonstration in twelve days of dangerous unrest...
...Bread Alone. The manifesto set forth that the root of labor's past unrest and dissatisfaction was management's own failure, all too often, to "meet the needs of man's moral and social nature." His needs went far deeper than a good wage. They included the need of recognition of his dignity as an individual, his desire for the esteem of others, and the assurance of a decent living and a secure future...