Middle ground drift colors 1940 political outlook
A Washington analyst view outlines a shift toward middle ground in U S politics as Roosevelt weighs cabinet moves and possible third term, with Farley Hull and Jackson as pivotal names. Bipartisan curbs on relief and spending emerge as Republicans push for moderate reform amid looming 1940 dynamics.
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Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
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Profit sharing debated as route to stable industry
A Senate finance subcommittee probes profit sharing as a tool to boost prosperity and ease tax burdens. Key figures Vandenberg Herring and Walter Fuller push for incentives, while AFL chief William Green warns against undermining collective bargaining. Industry leaders fear coercive schemes and favor voluntary adoption.
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Michigan
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Iowa
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American Federation of Labor
Club of
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Propaganda and Education Pushes in Wartime Context
Dr Morris Meister of New York calls science teachers to act as propagandists by educating students to hate war as unscientific. Home builders forecast 1939 to be the best year since 1929 with residential construction possibly reaching $1.3 billion. Chicago residents spend about $30 yearly on liquor and 20 cents on higher forms of music and social grace, plus exercise.
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Morris Meister
New York
President Irked by Georgia Debt Ban Debate
Brackart’s Washington Digest notes President Roosevelt’s critique of Georgia’s constitutional ban on debt borrowing from federal agencies. The piece argues such prohibitions may force future taxes or repudiation, predicts federal waivers could arise for political gain, and contends Georgia stands to be better off a decade hence as the nation sorts New Deal policies.
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Harold Ickes
Pennsylvania
Close to Disaster Says A Sailor Warns of Fragile Hope
A clipped editorial piece cautions that relying on a single small anchor endangers a ship and a life. It condemns men who shelve high ideals and notes how even personal pastimes are pursued to escape boredom, urging resistance to intellectual decline.
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