Editorial Page Attacks PAC Campaign For Outcry And Truth
The Sun accuses rival papers of falsehoods in opposing the Political Action Committee drive to mobilize voters and clarify issues. It notes misstatements about mandatory assessments and PAC contributions, cites misreported fundraising figures, and critiques Scripps-Howard papers for inflating dissent among CIO members while ignoring union support for Roosevelt.
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Daily Press
Political Action Committee
Times-Star
Enquirer
PAC
CLO
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
Bricker
Scripps-Howard
Cincinnati Post
CIO
Roosevelt
AFL
Pegler Exit Sparks Labor Clash Across Cincinnati Press
The departure of Westbrook Pegler from Scripps-Howard prompts labor groups in Cincinnati to watch whether local papers pick up his controversial column. Pegler’s critics say his work biases against unions and normalizes corruption accusations, likening repeated distortions to propaganda.
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Scripps-Howard
Westbrook Pegler
Cincinnati Labor
Cincinnati
Hearst
King Features
Pegler
Cincinnati Post
Cincinnati Organized Labor
Howard
Hitler
America
Liberal
Labor
Scripps
Time to unite labor and politics across unions
The piece criticizes AFL leader Philip Pearl for attacking CIO PAC while urging broader labor support for Roosevelt. It notes Lew Hermann of the New Jersey Labor Herald rebuking Pearl for partisan tactics and argues for cross-union solidarity against anti labor measures in Congress. It recalls 1830s joint political action by New York workers as a historical precedent.
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Organized Labor
Philip Pearl
AFL
Roosevelt
Cio-Pac
Lew Hermann
New Jersey Labor Herald
Pearl
CIO
Congress
PAC
Veererace
Radd
Albany
Troy
Rochester
Syracuse
New York
Pegler’s fascist attacks on Supreme Court and Frankfurter
The SUN’s S Ray column targets Westbrook Pegler for fascist technique by linking Justice Frankfurter to ethnonationalism and IWW. The piece argues Pegler mischaracterizes the Bisbee deportations to smear labor, cites commission findings showing most deportees were AFL members or citizens, and notes Pegler’s anti labor stance and anti foreigner bias while praising changes at Scripps Howard.
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Westbrook Pegler
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Fegler
Roy Howard
Howard
Pegler
Justice Frankfurter
Wilson
Mediation Commission
Arizona
Frankfurter
IWW
Industrial Workers of the World
IWM
Pancho Villa
W. B. Wilson
Commission
American Federation of Labor
Sheriff's
A. F. of L
PAC Chief Says GOP Fears Vote
Sidney Hillman accuses the Republican Party of fearing a large November turnout that would favor progress and liberalism. He cites Herbert Brownell’s concern with CIO Political Action Committee activities and argues PAC seeks to inform voters and mobilize participation nationwide.
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PAC
GOP
New York
N. Y
CIO
Herbert Brownell
Hillman
Brownell
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