Labor boards and plant seizures during wartime strikes
A critical view argues the War Labor board pressures employers by seizing plants to curb strikes and enforce maintenance of membership. It contends unions manipulate boards for favorable rulings, while boards exceed congressional authority with compulsion and maintenance clauses. The piece critiques Roosevelt policies and calls for equal policy toward employers.
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Ashington
Davis
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Nobody Will Accept Hair Tonic Offered by Bald-headed Barber
Robert Quillen laments corruption in Congress noting shysters in public service who use government as a private business. He cites grafts and back-scratching among lawmakers, contrasts competence with deliberate wrongdoing, and recalls failures in military readiness pre Pearl Harbor.
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Houses
Congress
Washington
Magnificence in Small Things by George Matthew Adams
A meditation on the value of small, precise details in art and engineering. The piece cites Phidias Minerva, warplanes, and daily decisions, arguing discipline and integrity shape character and national conduct. It ends with a Chicago incident illustrating conduct in adversity.
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Phidias
Pliny
Minerva
Athens
Chicago
Out of the Past Quote on Liberty and Justice
A historical quote from Burke on separation of liberty and justice, arguing that dividing them endangers both. The remark reflects enduring themes in political philosophy about balance and safety of rights.
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Burke
What They Say Cupid Working Overtime
Lt. Col. Martha J. Rose reports marriages averaging four daily as she returns from Australia. Dr. Guy F. Witt notes wartime tension increases nervous strain and breakdowns. President Eric A. Johnston forecasts brief unemployment during postwar reconversion followed by a two to seven year period of activity.
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Cupid
Martha J. Rose
Australia
Guy F. Witt
Dallas
Texas
Eric A. Johnston
The
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt and Wallace duel over CIO and Veep prospects
The piece weighs rumors of Wallace as a Wallace as a CIO offering to the Democratic ticket, noting Rayburn or Barkley would lead if Wallace runs, and describes CIOPAC spending, party anxieties, and Roosevelt’s possible stance amid a murky campaign landscape.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Rayburn
Sen. Barkley
INS
Senate
CIO
Union Labor Movement
China
Barkley
Democratic Party
Lewis
American Labor Party
Hannegan and Barkley
F.D.R
House of Repesentatives
G.O.P
Dewey Hopes and Hoops in GOP Senate Barroom Talk
Marquis W. Childs reports wary Republicans in Washington discuss Dewey’s nomination prospects in Chicago. Taft bets against Dewey, Bricker shows weak statewide results, Stassen and Dewey split support, while Midwest sentiment favors caution. Morse defeats Holman in Oregon GOP primary signaling a youth-led shift within the party.
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Senate
Robert A. Taft
Gov. Tewey
Chicago
Taft
Dewey
Bob Taft
Washington
Wendell Willkie
Gov. Bricker
Ohio
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Senate Press Gallery
Henry R. Luce
Life
Midwest
New York
Middle West
Explore Your Mind on Sex Happiness and Social Change
Dr A E Wiggam discusses sex happiness as overrated by many experts and cites Stanford psychologists finding happily married couples with maladjusted sex lives. He notes nine personality blends of introverts and extroverts and questions fears about female dominance amid ongoing social change.
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Stanford
Catherine M. Evans
T. R. McConnell
New Dealers Transition to Utilities Jobs Stir Public Debate
Drew Pearson reports many Roosevelt era officials have moved into major utilities roles, citing Prentiss Brown at Detroit Edison and others like William Hickey and John Burns. The piece notes CIO-Dies committee battles, shifting congressional female representation, and Brewster Aircraft’s Navy production cut as the era’s turbulence unfolds.
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OPA
Prentiss Brown
Detroit Pee Company
Roosevelt
Detroit Edison
Wendell Willkie
Commonwealth
Southern
William Hickey
Securities and Exchange Commission
United Corporation
J. P. Morgan
John Burns
SEC
William Yeager
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
International Utilities
Dominion Gas and Electric Company
General Water, Gas and Electric Company
George Mathews
Northern States Power Company
Postwar fiscal policy urged to ease tax burden
Gould Lincoln argues postwar policy must curb taxes and retool the economy. He cites 1944 federal revenue near 45 billion while war costs push total government outlays well above income, urging Carlson six point plan for civilian production, tax simplification, and smarter levy.
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America
Congress
Inn
Frank Carlson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Carlson
No Rest for the Wicked by Bugs Baer
The piece quips about Mussolini retreating through Italy and Adolf Hitler as a bruised octopus unable to spare an arm to shake his own hand. Baer draws wartime analogies and sardonic imagery reflecting on the invasion and the axis leaders.
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Adolf
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