Thought For Today From Theodore Roosevelt
A public servant who is worth fixing will do what is right regardless of which side it hurts. He will pay no heed to the threats of either side when the question affects the public interest.
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Walt
Theodore Roosevelt
Waruch
Truman
Britain
Amer Atomic Bomb Commission
Bernard Baruch
Ander Gromyko
Baruch
Russia
England
Gromyko
Sen
Canada
Labor reform urged to curb strikes and protect public
A historical argument links scapegoating to labor strife led by John L. Lewis. It argues unions must be held responsible for contracts and funds, both sides must bear public duties, and only through measured reforms can strikes be illegalized without eroding individual rights. The coal strike is cited as a wake-up call for sound labor legislation.
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John L. Lewis
John
The New Carnegie Institute Endowment Faces Public Support
The Carnegie Institute, with an endowment of 28 million, must rely on public contributions to sustain its full program. President William Frew says endowed organizations are challenged as operating costs rise and returns on invested capital shrink. Both rich and poor feel the pinch, necessitating broader support and realignments under a modern democratic principle.
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Carnegie Institute
Institute
William Frew
Century of Edison celebrated as public equity due February eleventh
The nation marks Thomas A Edison’s hundredth birthday with emphasis on the public's share in his inventions. Charles F. Kettering notes Edison's work shaped low cost electric light and power, phonograph, radio, motion pictures, appliances, and millions of jobs, while acknowledging others contributed. He urges gratitude by remembering Edison’s birthday next year.
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Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Charles F. ‘Kettering
Kettering
Mexican Left wrestles with revolution amid industrial dream
The article surveys Mexico's leftist intellectuals and labor leaders like Vicente Lombardo Toledano as they push for industrialization within revolutionary bounds. It notes tariffs, closed shops, and the tension between sustaining the revolution and embracing a Hamiltonian industrial vision, while right and left vie for influence and silence dominates discourse.
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EXICO
Mexico
Belgium
Vicente Lombardo Toledano
el Rojo
Karl Marx
Sigquieros
Edificio Pensiones
Revolutionary Monument
McKinley
United States
Lombardo
High Jinks in Reich Revealed by Mescher Report
The Mescher report to the Senate War Investigating Committee accuses American occupation troops in Germany of immorality and black market activity. It notes lax enforcement, describes carpetbagger conduct, and discusses civilian trade, cigarets, and food as sources of profit, while urging tighter controls and whistleblower-style cautions as replacements age in.
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New York
George M. Mescher
Senate War Investigating Committee
Germany
Patterson
Naton
Cox proposes federal regulation to curb coal crisis
Elder statesman James M. Cox urges an impartial federal body akin to the Tennessee Valley Authority to regulate the coal industry. He argues miners and the public both deserve a square deal amid cave-ins, pillar removal, and conflicting seams, with coal owners and operators resisting regulation.
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Paskington
James M. Cox
Ohio
Warren Harding
Cox
Tennessee Valley Authority
Pennsylvania
Morgantond
W. Way
Waynesburg
Sewickley
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Frank Hayes
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Lewis
Hayes
UMW
England
United States
New York
Tom Connally
New York Times
Sen. Connally
Canada
Great Britain
Cornell University
Labor unions ready to back Lewis miners with cash
A surge of union support follows John L Lewis in a landmark fine dispute. AFL CIO leaders warn of court raids on treasuries while labor circles fear nationwide coercion and possible generalized strikes. Officials warn of tense crisis across steel auto electrical and telecom sectors as White House courts seek to curb disruption.
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John L. Lewis
John Lewis
Lewis
AFL
CIO
Mr. Truman
Cal
Truman
John L
Franklin Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers Executive Board
New York
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Sut
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
White Horse
Historical Q and A Roundup From The Gazette
A collection of reader questions and expert answers covers topics from the longest U S star route between Reno and Las Vegas to calendar questions, Shakespearean marriage lore, cannon ball composition, U S Senate terms, Chicago coal use, cloves, meteorites, inland South American nations, Haydn Esterhazy tale, world mandates, and Monkey Pot tree facts. Notable figures include F S T A, J C A A, W E T A, O W T D, and C A A.
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United States
Post Office Department
Reno
Nevada
Las Vegas
Katharine
Charles VI
Isabel
France
Henry V
Henry VI
Owen Tudor
Edmund Teder
England
United States Senate
Senate of the United
Ini
W. E. Mek
Chicago
Malay Peninsula
Paraguay
Bolivia
South America
Frustrations With Tax Realities and Education Reform
In letters to the Gazette readers express discontent with land taxation, tax exemptions for largeholders, and foresters profiting from discarded land while small taxpayers bear the burden. A protest against appointive school power and a call for elected superintendents follow, reflecting broader concerns about government and education.
Diplomats Need Schooling Diplomats Need Schooling
The piece argues for professionalizing diplomacy, noting the U N and State Department now cost about as much as building a Navy battleship through 1947 while diplomatic posts can be bought via campaign contributions. It contrasts trained diplomats like Mrs. Roosevelt with less prepared appointees, and highlights key U N figures from Evatt to Koo, urging sober, skilled representation.
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Bob Considine
Ake
N. N
INS
U. N
Sone
West Point
State Department
Bikini
U.N
U. S
Jimmy Byrnes
Andrei Grover
Australia
Evatt
Hodgson
Hastuck
China
Wellington Koo
Oxford
Uruguay
Robert Maceachen
Jane Christian Smut
England
Mrs. Pandit
India
Bearing Down Broadway in Third Mackout Inside Six Years
Contorted remarks discuss coal, labor, political figures, and miners. John L. Lewis is mentioned with threats to leadership. The speaker shifts between concerns about safety, party divisions, and sympathy for miners while warning against underground confrontation.
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Broadway
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