Parliamentary Flexibility vs United States Electoral System
David Lawrence argues that the US electoral system creates a mismatch between popular and electoral votes in the Roosevelt-Dewey race. He compares with parliamentary democracies where government can be dismissed or reshaped quickly, noting the minority vote outside the South lacks representation and executive power. He contends parliamentary systems offer stronger checks on cabinets and officials, suggesting a coalition or removable government during wartime.
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Solid South
Roosevelt
Dewey
Lawrence
Congress
Senate
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Britain
Right Time to Mend a Leaky Ship Is Before Storm Comes
Robert Quillen argues the postwar period may bring a boom and inflation while millions face joblessness and charity. He warns government remedies mask symptoms and urge a constitutional-scale reform led by honest, open minded leaders to fix the social and economic system now.
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Dole
America
Asia
Latin America
Out of the Past Eloquence Defines Thought Transfer
A quotation from J. B. Gough describes transference of thought and emotion between hearts as a timeless phenomenon regardless of method.
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J. B. Gough
The Amazing Bob Davis by Fred S Mathias
By George Matthew Adams Today s Talk lauds Bob Davis in a tribute by Fred S Mathias. The book The Amazing Bob Davis describes a Vagabond journey across the United States and into Mexico and honors Davis as a traveler editor and friend who inspired many writers.
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Bob Davis
Fred S. Mathias
Westbrook Pegler
Ernie Pyle
Fred Mathias
United States
Mexico
Armur bugs Saer taunts and navy boast pullman aisle
The message satirically praises a powerful U.S. army and navy while lampooning foreign policy. It likens distant neighbors to fearing the United States as the Colossus of the North and jokes about a cautionary State Department stance.
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Stagg
Purdue
North
State Department
Stettinius
U. S
Has Jong
Tax Exemption Privilege Threatens Our Life Way
Merryle S. Rukeyser argues that growing cooperatives in the Midwest and West exploit tax exemptions, shifting burdens to still taxed groups. He warns the trend could alter our way of life by masking corporate aims with a cooperative label and cites public utilities and federal lands as examples of subsidized structures.
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Biddle
Littell
Senate
Supreme Court
West
Middle West
Far West
Washington State
The
Grange
Stettinius Career Benefits From Powerful Backers
Ed Stettinius the 44 year old chosen for a top cabinet post illustrates how backing from FDR Harry Hopkins John L Pratt and J P Morgan can propel a capable man. The piece traces how Roosevelt ever steered Stettinius toward leadership roles at U S Steel and toward the secretary of state position amid competing political maneuvers.
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Washington
Ed Stettinius, Jr
Ed Stettinius
United States
Harry Hopkins
General Motors
John L. Pratt
Stettinius
J. P
Jimmy Byrnes
Canada faces split over conscription and isolationism
Marquis W. Childs surveys Canada's conscription crisis under Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He notes two language factions and a divide between Quebec’s anti conscription stance and western calls for full overseas mobilization. The piece links Canada’s stance to broader hemispheric isolationism and U S policy.
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Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
Western Front
Quebec
Cana
Congress Moves to Weaken Petrillo Power Over School Music
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee approves Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg’s bill to end Petrillo’s ban on broadcasts by school bands and orchestras. The measure targets interference with non-commercial educational broadcasts by tax-exempt institutions and could broaden to curb the union boss’s broader control over music broadcasts and royalties.
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Washington
James C. Petrillo
Fuehrer
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
Mr. Petrillo
Sen. Vandenberg
Petrillo
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Joseph E. Maddy
University of Michigan
Ment
Mind and Isms Challenge in Modern Thought
Dr. Albert E. Wiggam discusses the pervasiveness of isms in modern life and how public opinion labels others as Fascist or Communist. He argues that once an ism catches you your mental progress stalls and notes the importance of critical thinking beyond surface beliefs.
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Edward Hunter
America
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R. Kaiser
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Quillen
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By Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Armur Bugs Saer
Fez
By Merryle S. Rukeyser
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Drew Pearson
F.R
Hopkins
Vatican
U. S. Steel
Wilson
J. P. Morgan
War Department
Navy
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Ben Cohen
U. S. Court of Appeals
Hull
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Texas
George
Georgia
White House
Pratt
Marquis W. Childs
Army
Pierre
War Ministry
Vancouver Island
Jsland
Kiska
Aleutians
British Columbia
Mackenzie King
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
CCF
Ontario
Manitoba
Hemisphere
Europe
Der
National Defense Council
John Pratt
CIO
Jesse Jones
Pearl Harbor
OPM
Donald Nelson
Sears Roebuck
Stetetinius
Harry
Treasury Procurement
FEA
Leo Crowley
Crowley
Guardian Angels
Cordell Hull
Lfe
Childs
Jay Hayden
Interlochen
Mich
Eastman School of Music
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
International Musician
American Federation of Musicians
War Labor Board
Musicians’ Union
Fred M. Vinson
United States Marine Band
John Philip Sousa
Vandenberg
Hayden
Albert E. Wiggam
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