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Lewis Roosevelt feud becomes a war era mirror
Washington writer reflects on John Lewis and Franklin D Roosevelt as coal strikes shake Washington. He ties labor leadership, New Deal policies, and wartime governance to a looming rift, noting how public opinion and administrative pressure shaped the dispute and warned about the dangers of a “Nazi Slave Labor Society” in wartime America.
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