Dewey Campaign Attacks Roosevelt Amid War News
Governor Thomas E Dewey opened his campaign attacking President Roosevelt over wartime conduct while American guns and planes strike Siegfried Line. A Quebec conference with Churchill and plans for Japan were cited as curbing his efforts. Dewey also faced backlash over scare tactics on demobilization and words by Hershey and Ickes.
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Thomas E
Dewey
Roosevelt
Siegfried Line
Germany
Churchill
Quebec
Japan
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Hershey
Selective Service
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Goebbels
Boomerang
Is It Worth A Buck Is It Worth A Buck
Chicago union leader Ralph Helstein argues workers lose more than wages when prices rise due to anti labor congressmen. He claims a $35 weekly earner pays $10.50 in price effects rising to $18 at $60 weekly, urging workers to donate to elect a pro labor Congress.
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Chicago
Ralph Helstein
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
Congress
Helstein
Editorial: Dollars vs Millions in Labor Fight
The Times-Star warns unions face destruction after this election not from political action but from insufficient participation. It contrasts past labor gains and losses, noting union membership rose from 2.0 million in 1914 to 12 million after 1942, urging dollars for PAC funding and mobilization.
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Times-Star
Labor
The
Matthew Woll
Chicago Tribune
Westbrook Pegler
George Sokolsky
GOP
Tafts
duPonts
Harding
Roosevelt
Labor leader warns Taft campaign tied to wage cuts
William G. Pickrel warned workers that large donations to Robert A. Taft’s campaign could be rewarded by post war wage decreases. He argued that an unhappy coalition in Congress would push for wage cuts if Taft and allies are returned to power.
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William G. Pickrel
Robert A. Taft
Senate
ACWA
Taft
Congress
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William G . Pickrel
Hooverism Clash at UMW Convention Sparks Violence
Lewis in a rage at Roosevelt and Edmundson prompts break up of Edmundson caucus at Hotel Gibson. Ben Herman notes misperception of Lewis CIO ties as Pickrel urges workers to defend wages and register to vote. He cites corporate campaign spending and warns a small wage cut could trigger larger opposition.
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Troover
Roosevelt
Ray Edmundson
Lewis
Edmundson
Hotel Gibson
UMW
Ben Herman
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
CIO
Fitting Picture Heralds Pegler For The Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer announced acquiring the fringe columnist Westbrook Pegler with an accompanying drawing of Pegler on the Dewey train denouncing Roosevelt. The item notes Pegler’s perceived ties to Dewey, Gannett editors, Roy Howard and Hearst’s King Features, amid contract talks and payoffs.
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Pegler
Dewey
Labor
Roosevelt
The
Enquirer
Organ
Daily Press
Frank Gannett
Post
Roy Howard
Howard
Roy
Hearst
King Features
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