Such tactics insured bitter internal division as non-Communist members of the rank-and-file and their elected union leaderships sought to maintain existing affiliations.
Berlin's citizens overwhelmingly elected non-Communist members to its city council (with an 86% majority) .
In February 1948 the non-communist members of the government resigned in protest against arbitrary measures by the communists and their Soviet protectors in many of the state's institutions.
The Chinese Communists, however, believing that Mo would be much more valuable if he remained as a non-Communist member, convinced him to give up the idea.
After the non-Communist members resigned from the Cabinet on 25 February 1948, the Communists were able to take full control of the country.
At a stormy and emotional session today, non-Communist members of Government renewed their threats to quit.
This positive outlook soon dissipated, however, as by 1938 factional disputes and red-baiting severely weakened the WCF with many non-Communist members ending their participation.
The UFE, which boasted several thousand members, counted however many non-Communist members.
Mr. Modrow, a Communist, formed the Cabinet last month with 12 non-Communist members from previously subservient smaller parties.
The League dissolved after the 1939 signing of the Hitler-Stalin pact discouraged its non-communist members.