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Harold J. Laski: It was an abuse of power when British naval officers connived at the attempted internment of the Belgian socialist, M.

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It was an abuse of power when British naval officers connived at the attempted internment of the Belgian socialist, M.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski criticizes British naval officers for their complicity in the attempted internment of a socialist.

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