Turmoil in New Deal circle widens with resignations and questions
The Roosevelt era purge sweeps several key figures from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration including Jerome N. Frank Lee Pressman Frank Shea and Gardiner Jackson while Fred C. Howe Victor Rotham and Alger Hiss face unclear fates. Secretary Wallace claims the move aims to restore harmony amid Tugwell’s unconsulted stance. A grand jury probes the Willacy county Texas water project and possible War Department contracts as Postmaster General Farley faces political pressure over the role he holds. In Paris police move swiftly to avert renewed bloodshed as riots erupt on the anniversary of a year old Stavinsky scandal.
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Aum
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wallace
Jerome N. Frank
Lee Pressman
Frank Shea
Gardiner Jackson
Fred C. Howe
Victor Rotham
Alger Hiss
Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Tugwell
Florida
Frank
George N. Peek
AAA
Davis
Washington
Teapot Dome
California
Texas
Pwaa
Harold L. Ickes
Willacy County
Ickes
PWA
Willacy
War Department
Gpeedy
Paris
Stavinnsky
Place de la Goncorde
New Yorker
House
Robert Marshall
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Gardner Jackson
Consumere
Veterans Rank and File Committee
Fish
Marshall
Brain Trust
The
American Colvi Liberties Union
Civil Liberties Union
Prof
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Agriculture
Donald KR. Richberg
National Emergency Council
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Pau H. Douglas
National Recovery Administration
Frederic 0. Howe
Nathan R. Margold
Interior Department
James M. Landis
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
John A. Lapp
Roosevelt Policies Stir Debates Over New Deal Power
Washington debates the New Deal as critics attack alleged radicalism in federal programs. Senator Fish accuses New Dealers of funding to radicals while discussions mount on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and government control of oil and transportation. The World Court rejection and Eastman transportation plan add to a tense legislative scene.
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Fish
New York
New York House
Saini
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ickes
Sup
Wil
Joseph B. Eastman
Mr. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Uaslen
Enator Borah
Idaho
United States
Mexico
Washington
Borah
Merica
Representative Fish
United State
Washingtons birthday reflection on virtue and liberty
A Kansas City Star writer highlights George Washington as a unifying symbol of constitutional government. The piece recalls Washington’s words on war, education, morality, and the need for public virtue to sustain a free republic, urging policy of honesty, shared knowledge, and steady international engagement.
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Thas
Washington
Kansas City Star
United States
Europe moves toward security pacts and German rearmament
International talks pivot to a pan European plan to restore Germany’s status and form defense pacts to deter air attacks. France and Britain push for reciprocal aid while lobbying other nations to join, amid doubts over German and Polish willingness to participate. Meanwhile U.S. policy debates border on Mexico and Russia as relief protests rise in England.
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Germany
Pierre Laval
John Simon
Versasfiles
League of Nations
Hitler
Europe
France
Great Britain
Poland
Locarno
William MacCracken Jailed for Senate Contempt Ruling
Former assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics William MacCracken was sentenced to ten days in jail after the District of Columbia Supreme Court upheld Senate contempt powers. The case follows his failure to produce data before the Senate mail investigating committee, with the District Court of Appeals siding with MacCracken.
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Thomas
Moodie
North Dakota Supreme Court
Minnesota
Walter BH. Welford
State Supreme Court
William Langer
Leggiature
Nonpartisan
Tlliam Maccracken
Aeronautics
Senate
MacCracken
District of Columbia Supreme Court
District Court of Appeals
International Labour Organization Backed by American Union Leaders
In Geneva the American Federation of Labor pledges full support for the International Labour Organization with President William Green named as the American member. French labor leader Leon Jouhaur spoke in Geneva, expressing joy from labor interests worldwide.
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Isbor
America
International
Lsbor Organization
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Democratic National Committee
Norris
Nebraska
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Wyoming
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Post Office
Washington, DC
World Court
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Permanent Court of International Justice
Jong
Benjamin Harrison
Bes
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Boulder Dam
Colorado
Nevads
Imperial Valley
Cordell Hull
Hul
Moscow
Saaea Tex
Waslaee Weill Beaatan
Abaithan
Pedor
Russia
Rete
England
Oliver Stanley
Sheffield
Glascow
Wm Grean
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Donald Richberg
Leo Wolman
Automobile Labor Board
Wolman
Detroit
Green
Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Lsbor Council
Wiliam Green
Williams
NEAA
George Washington
Delaware
Eman Levitz
Manhattan
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