Labor Leaders Reject McCormick Claim on Wilson Record
John Williams ex commissioner of labor rebuts Democratic National Chairman Vance McCormick for claiming “twenty measures enacted by Congress” under Wilson. He notes many items were enacted under Taft or during Republican administrations and urges truth over partisan padding.
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Labor
John Williams
Vance McCormick
McCormick
New York Times
Congress
Wilson
White House
Aga
Democratic National Committee
Taft
Record of Taft Era Labor Legislation Cited by McCormick
John Williams criticizes McCormick for padding the record with a list of laws from the Taft administration. The cited acts include the eight hour laws for government workers and post office staff, the Bureau for Children, the Industrial Commission, phosphorous match law, and the Parcel Post Law.
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Nish
McCormick
Mr. Taft
Children's Bureau
Industrial Commission
Department of Labor
Federal Reserve
Monetary Commission
District of Columbia
la Follette
Cleveland
Wilson
Wilson to Learn of Democratic Nomination at Shadow Lawn
President Wilson will be notified of the Democratic nomination at Shadow Lawn. He will not schedule speaking dates but accept only separate engagements for addresses. The note downplays a speaking tour as undignified and hints he may have to relinquish his place in the sun.
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Commerce Court
Taft
McCormick
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Unclear historical figure query about naval training and correspondence schools
The text questions why sailors should waste effort on Mme Plattsburging at sea when they could instead learn to become fail ors via a reputable correspondence school in three lessons.
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Joseph Meons Daniels
Mme Plattsburging
America must support hometown towns or nation dies
The article cites President Wilson on the vitality of local towns and the danger to the nation if America neglects its self contained communities. It urges citizens to invest in home businesses, maintain clean streets, and patronize local stores to keep wealth and population from flowing to distant cities.
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Wilson
America
New York
Chicago
Saint Louis
Kansas City
Paris
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
Continental
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