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...years Lenin has been known by name to everyone that ever heard of Russia, but known by name alone. He has been a "mystery man". The story of his life, his every act, has been a traitor, a patriot, a German spy, a pacifist, a militarist; he has been reported dead time and again. It was with real anticipation of clearing up my hazy notions of Lenin that I started to read Mr. Levine's biography...
...Reichstag, Dr. Karl Kraemer of the German People's Party called Albrecht von Graefe a double-dyed traitor. The latter rose, supported by one Major Henning, and another Reinhold Walle, and indignantly challenged Dr. Kraemer to a duel. But the doctor would not fight, he offered to repeat his statements outside the Reichstag in order that the trio could sue him for libel, if they still "felt warm under the collar," and insisted upon revenge. While the doctor was making this offer someone placed a brace of water pistols near the Speaker's platform in such a position...
...roof at Malines have been held sundry conversations relative to the dim possibility of a merger between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches. Vigilant patriots of England have pestered the Archbishop of Canterbury (Randall Davidson) for "explanations." Dr. Davidson said nothing. Consequently he has been denounced as a "traitor," "idolater," "conspirator." But last week he finally stated that the conversations amounted to nothing. The uproar subsided...
...years America has held up as a man beyond whose place of degradation no one could travel, a man known as Benedict Arnold. He was a traitor because he undertook to sell an American fortification to Britain...
...Railwaymen's Union, issued a manifesto declaring that "any member of the National Union of Railwaymen who ceases work, or refuses to do any job that he would have done if there had been no strike, is a blackleg to the signature of his accredited representatives and a traitor to the decision of the special general meeting. . . . Up to this moment we have refused to believe, although preparing for all emergencies, that so grave a blunder and such a blow at the very principles of collective bargaining should have been embarked upon...