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...bases from Great Britain and had proclaimed our country the "Arsenal of Democracy," whereas President Wilson continually told the nation to be calm and collected. Thus in the last war the nation was lulled into cool, "neutral" thinking only to be whipped into a highly emotional state by our sudden declaration of war against Germany...
...correspondent watched a riot area a mile and a half long in Chandni Chauk, heart of the bazaar district. Exploding tear-gas bombs sent the demonstrators into alleyways, wiping their eyes. Then banners peeked around corners again, lines re-formed and marched forward. The sound of rifle fire or sudden panic would send the demonstrators racing away. When police charged or fired into the crowds, angry roars burst with the hysterical fervor of a high-school cheering section. It sounded like: "Rhubarb! Rhubarb! Rhubarb!" Soon the crowd began chanting "Inqilab Zindabad!" (Revolution Forever...
North all the watery miles to Alaska the Navy made a sudden smashing raid on the Jap-held Aleutian island of Kiska...
...short and sudden secret session of the British House of Commons, the problems of a second front, the urgency of Russia's military position, all were clues to a conference of high strategic importance...
...clearheaded U.S. economist expects any sudden reversal of this dividend trend...