Forces Of Greed Under Taft War Strike
Organized greed led by Sen. Taft and congressmen Elston and Hess pushed inflation, caused meat shortages and high prices. CIO President Murray charged industrial hoarding of $37 billion in contrast to labor strikes, while Truman criticized price controls and vetoed a tough OPA bill. Continues on Page 2.
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Taft
Murray
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Charles Elston
William E. Hess
Truman
Taft and
Wherry
Philip Murray
CIO
Congress
John W. Bricker
Robert Taft
Pepper to Speak at Rally Here Oct 29
Sen Claude Pepper will address a rally at Emery Auditorium on Tuesday October 29 sponsored by the Democratic Party Political Action Committee and Progressive Citizens Committee He urged workers in Columbus that Taft and his followers caused meat shortages and high prices. Pepper warned Bricker’s election could bring depression and war and attacked Republicans for blocking anti inflation measures.
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Claude Pepper
Robert A. Taft
Columbus
Emery Auditorium
Democratic Party
Political Action Committee
Progressive Citizens Committee
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Pepper
Cio-Pac
Taft
Congress
John W. Bricker
U. S
Gerald L. K
Nail That Lie Theories On Wage Price Rises Are Hokum
Fed Press argues wage increases barely affect costs and profits are at or near peacetime highs. It cites FTC reports showing wages are only a quarter of manufacturing costs and cites Steelman and Hazlitt as misled. It notes 1946 profits near 11 billion after taxes and rising.
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Washington
New York Herald Tribune
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Steelman
New York Times
Nati City Bank
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OPA
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Elston
Hess
Cincinnati
Sen. Taft
PROAE
Shelter Roast
Canada
Federated Pictures
By Ruth Schechter
Marty Solow
Federated Press
Henry Hazlitt
Newsweek
John R. Steelman
Hazlitt
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