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...security forces in newly sovereign Japan. But despite obvious parallels, Clark's situation is somewhat different from that of the intrepid British commodore of 1742. In 1952, the Communists have already drawn out the negotiations so long that in North Korea, at least, they are well prepared to resist attack. And in this age of instant communications, the "diplomatists" can easily restrain Clark from any move that, to them, seems too audacious...
...Trib, delighted with Harsch's backhanded compliment, nevertheless could not resist an improved version for its readers. Said a Trib editorial last week: "From what Mr. Harsch has written, it is clear that, dangerous and costly as the Acheson policies have been, they would have been a great deal more dangerous and a great deal more costly except for the Administration's fear of The Tribune . . . We have [Harsch's] well-informed word for it that The Tribune is the only newspaper in the United States with the strength, the vigor, and the purpose always to serve...
...youthful successor was coming along. On one of these visits Lowell, using his most sonorous Bostonian tone, proclaimed, "As president you will be surrounded on all sides by wolves trying to tear off bits of the University. It is the first duty of the president to resist pressure...
Groucho Marx could not resist cracking back. Said Groucho: "Television is cleaner than most American parlors. Sex was doing pretty well long before television was invented...
...what police would do. But Paris police did nothing hasty. After one evening's demonstrations fizzled, they waited for things to cool off. Next morning L'Humanité fanned the flames by saying that the first riot was only the beginning, and called on the party to resist the "black wall of police sticks and carbines." It sounded the tocsin for a bigger demonstration. At the same time party headquarters sent out orders which made it appear that the demonstration would be an attempt to overthrow the government (see INTERNATIONAL...