China lobby linked to influence on U.S. policy in early accounts
In a Washington discussion, critics accuse a powerful China lobby of brazenly shaping U.S. foreign policy. They name Bank of China in New York as a center, with Chiang Kai-shek kin Dr H H Kung and T V Soong cited as key figures, linked to gold scandal fallout and political influence.
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China
Bank of China
New York City
Chiang Kai- Shek
H. H. Kung
Riverdale
N. Y
Generalissimo
T. V. Soong
Long Island
Dr. Kung
Central Bank
Chiang
Kao Ping- Fang
South Vindicated Voice on Industry Shift from Texas to Illinois
The piece argues the South is vindicated as Illinois attracts Texas industry, noting inducements unseen but signaling progress in southern industrial growth. It warns Alabama remains cautious, insisting it will not readily part with any industry, contrasting southern restraint with northern migration.
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New England
North
Illinois
Texas
Alabama
Progress On Viaducts In West Decatur
West Decatur residents press for viaducts to ease rail bottlenecks at Moulton and Second streets amid city state and railroad talks. Officials admit changes are needed but timing and funding remain unclear with costs running into thousands of dollars.
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West Decatur
Moulton Street
Second Street
City of
Decatur
Church Street
Wilson Avenue
State Highway Department
Alabama Highway 31 Link in Morgan County Urged for Modernization
Editor C M Stanley of The Alabama Journal echoing local demand calls the Morgan County link on U S 31 a disgrace and urges rapid completion. The piece credits Jim Folsom Knox McRae and Governor Gordon Persons for pushing the project as a corridor that could attract tourism and connect major cities across the state.
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North Alabama
Montgomery
State Highway Department
Alabama Journal
C. M. Stanley
Stanley
Morgan County
Alabama
Limestone County
Cullman County
Decatur
Birmingham
Mobile
Falkville
Highway Department
Jim Folsom
Knnox McRae
Folsom
Gordon Persons
U. S. 31
Dr Kung Ties to War Aid Firms and Philippine Holdings
The piece details Dr Kung’s control of the China Tea company facing corruption calls by Huang Yen P’ei, his leadership of the Chinese Universal Trading Corporation aiding wartime China, and his large holdings in the Philippines and Formosa. It notes his deep grasp of politics and links to Louis Johnson and Formosa policy.
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Truman
King
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Defense
Formosa
State Department
Johnson Law Firm
Keep Going Forward In The Life We Live
Arlie B Davidson urges readers to move forward not linger in past glories or regrets. She argues temporary pauses are okay but life should mainly progress with deliberate effort. The piece cites John Burroughs and John Bunyan to reinforce steady, purposeful labor and perseverance.
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John Burroughs
John Bunyan
Ambassadors and lobby links color postwar diplomacy
Myron Cowen named ambassador to Australia shifts toward the Philippines with Dr Kung’s investments noted. Dr Kung has pressed Sen. Styles Bridges for aid to Formosa and the Chiang Kai Shek exiles. Bridges’ 1948 campaign included a $2,000 donation from Alfred Kohlberg, a China lobby figure and ally of Dr. King. Bridges supported China lobby policies and aided the Kung Soong dynasty.
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Myron Cowen
Australia
Philippines
Kung
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Formosa
Bridges
Alfred Kohlberg
New York
Dr. King
Impartial China Mission Backed by Bridges Faces Conflicts
In 1948 Senator Bridges appointed ex Senator Worth Clark to report on Chiang Kai Shek's government for the Senate Appropriations Committee. Clark, tied to T W Soong and paid by the China lobby, urged more aid to Chiang despite graft concerns and reports of supplies reaching Communist hands.
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Bridges
Kohlberg
China Lobby
Sen
Worth Clark
Idaho
Senate Appropriations Committee
China
Appropriations Committee
WU. S
Chiang
Clark
T. W. Soong
Chiang Kai Shek
U. S. Senate
Senator Bridges
Dr. King
al Wedemeyer
William J. Goodwin in China lobby profile
The article profiles William J. Goodwin a former Coughlinite and 1941 New York mayoral candidate backed by Christian interests. It notes he collected $65,000 from the China lobby over two years and is listed as its Washington representative despite past anti Chinese and pro Japanese commentary.
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China Lobby
William J. Goodwin
New York
Christian Front
Goodwin
Washington
Sen
Tom Connally
Texas
Hitler
America
Pegler Sees It on Roosevelt Era Education and Riots
A provocative critique links Roosevelts, the Soviet pact, and U S education to social unrest. The piece attacks Taft Goodwin and Chiang Kai Shek allies, cites urban violence in New York Chicago Tucson and Detroit, questions Eleanor Roosevelt and MacArthur, and warns against public education and unions fueling crime.
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Alger Hiss
Fou
Felix Frankfurter
Soviet
Russia
Tucson
New York
Chicago
City
Ty Cobb
Roosevelt
Detroit
San Francisco
Eleanor Roosevelt
General MacArthur
Women Pickets Are Arrested In New Mexico Strike
Thirty nine women, many miners wives, were arrested near Hanover during the nine month zinc strike. They were among 17 children seized by sheriff's officers using tear gas bombs. most were released that night. NLRB investigators will review the dispute ahead of hearings June 26 to 28.
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Silver City
N. M
Hanover
Empire Zine Co
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Franke «She
el Paso
Tex
Edwin L. Mechem
Soldier Falls 150 Feet in Red Rocks Park Death
In Golden Colorado a 19 year old soldier Pfc Gerald H Jones of Pell City Alabama died after plunging 150 feet while climbing Ship Rock at Red Rocks Park watched by over 100 tourists. He was with Pfc Charles Pultz and Pfc Harold W Scott, both 20 and 23, from the 342d training squadron at Lowery Air Base. Jones apparently lost footing, his body struck ledges and piled at the rock base. Skull fractured and many bones broken.
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Golden
Colo
Red Rocks
Carl Enlow
Gerald H. Jones
Pell City
Ala
Jones
Rockies
Charles Pultz
McPherson
Kas
Harold W. Scott
Enlow
Refused Hotel Space Forces Josephine Baker to Cancel
Atlanta reports that white hotels refused to provide lodging for Jos ephine Baker, prompting her to cancel a benefit appearance set for June 30 during the NAACP convention. Georgia segregation law could revoke any innkeeper license if a white hotel housed Baker. The NAACP convention runs June 26 to July 2 with 800 to 1,000 delegates expected.
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Atlanta
Josephine Baker
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Georgia
Miss Baker
NCAAP
Lives In A Hurry Marries In Between Flights
Air captain James Scarborough of Delta Airlines married Martha Jean Dannan in Jacksonville Florida the ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace George H Brown Jr. The couple wed in the airline office and flew on with Scarborough resuming the Miami Cincinnati leg of his schedule.
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Jacksonville
Fla
James S. Scarborough
Anniston
Ala
Delta Airlines
Martha Jean Dannan
Columbus
Hearing Set Over Empire Property Dispute
A hearing Wednesday on a temporary court order to keep an area clear on Empire property. The outcome may settle the ongoing dispute and clear access.
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Empire Property
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