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Iowa Congressman Faces Public Pressure on War Powers and Trade
The article details letters from Cedar Rapids residents protesting foreign entanglements and President Roosevelt's war policies. Rep. Jacobsen, and others like Rep. Martin, discuss neutrality revision, cash and carry, and fears of external influence on Congress amid rising war rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ism
Jacobsen
Fred H. Shaver
Cedar Rapids
F. H. Shaver
Twenty-second Street
Shaver
Rep
Thomas Martin
Iowa City
Talle
Senator Gillette
Congress
Roosevelt
Hull
Wallace
Ickes
Martin
Warm Springs
Guam