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...deputies, in terror of arrest with the lapse of their parliamentary immunity, fled in all directions. Deputy Thomas cropped his radical locks Hindenburg style, but was recognized by the police and only escaped by hiding in a coal heap...
...these interests combined to make Herr Hugo, ordinary member of the Reichstag, a most extraordinary and sinister figure in politics. It has been sad that German Governments heed his command or fail; that, when angry, the thunder of his voice and the lightning of his eyes spread terror into the European industrial world...
...humility and her positive terror that she will not do good work, are unusual in an author of such standing. Her sister tells me that while she is at work on a story she is often miserable for fear she is not making her point, is not getting, to the best of her ability, the effect she wants. She is constantly studying life. She has friends whose viewpoints greatly vary, yet I am sure that she is sympathetic with all of them, and with perfect sincerity. She is dramatic, yet simple, and she does not overdramatize events...
...asked yesterday for his impression of the Russian situation, Mr. Sommaripa emphasized the fact that the Slavonic race, which constitutes 96 per cent of the total population of Russia, does not hold the seats of power in its own country. "This is the reason," he pointed out, "why the Terror is so cruel in Russia, ten times more cruel than it was in France. This is also the reason why, as you will find, the Christian religion is the one which is so bitterly persecuted in Russia...
Said Cyril: "The Cheka's attempt to repress opposition will be accompanied by a new reign of terror in Russia, but it is too late. The seed of discontent is sown, and 85% of the population are tired of Bolshevism. A revolt against the Soviet is a question of only a short time. . . . The people have suffered enough and both laborers and peasants are longing for a new regime. There will be shooting without discrimination again, but the spirit of revolt will conquer in the end. I am convinced, after reports from the most reliable agents inside Russia, that...