Brotherhood backs railroads in reparations suits
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 80,000 members, asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject DoJ reparations claims. President Alvanley Johnston says a solvent railroad industry is essential to national defense and economic stability, warning bankruptcy and economic stagnation if railroads pay. Informed opinion largely supports the railroads.
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Department of Justice
Alvanley Johnston
Interstate Commerce Commission
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How Fair Is Government in Tax Back Pay Debates
A 1940s policy debate questions retroactive wage adjustments and tax refunds. Retailers seek amended income tax returns for inventory valuation dating from December 1, 1940 after the Tax Court overturned Treasury denial of the new method. Industry argues fairness should apply to government too.
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Treasury Department
Economic Tinkering Threatens American Standard of Living
The piece argues against national and state proposals to reengineer the economy with price controls tax changes and allocation schemes. It warns such measures harm supply and demand dynamics and could curb business expansion, risking fewer goods and higher scarcity. The author lauds free enterprise as the foundation of America's high living standards.
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Repeal War Time Tax on Travel and Freight
Editorial calls for ending the wartime 15 percent penalty on passenger and freight rates. It argues the tax reduced travel and business, harmed carriers, and raised costs for distant producers, noting exemptions for foreign aid travel and urging peacetime policy to boost industry and payrolls.
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Canada
Right to Work and the Closed Shop Principle
Justice Hugo Black penned the Supreme Court opinion upholding states' power to protect a worker's right to work without joining a union. The decision rejects the closed shop as a denial of individual freedom, noting unions cannot compel employment participation. Several states have outlawed or are considering bans on closed shops.
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United States Supreme Court
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Court of Last Resort
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Justices Affirm Broad Right to Offer Opinions
The article notes that the opinions of other justices unequivocally guarantee their right to state views. It discusses the scope and limits of judicial commentary and its impact on public understanding of the court.
Vogt Warns Against Big Dams Nationwide T
William Vogt, author of Road to Survival, spoke at the 14th North American Wildlife Conference warning that vast federal dam projects threaten wildlife, raise taxes, and push toward socializing natural resources. He warned of political power shifts harming agriculture and citizens, urging public understanding before costly, irreversible landscape changes.
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William Vogt
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Columbia
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United States
Socialist movement gains momentum amid ten policy shifts
Emerson P. Schmidt argues socialism gains traction in the United States through ten developments he lists, including income tax, social security, grants-in-aid, food stamps, rent control, public housing, low interest rates, minimum wage, labor power, and estate taxes, noting November votes showed limited support but warning against premature conclusions.
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Emerson P. Schmidt
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
United States
Schmidt
Congress
Mr. Schmidt
Labor Movement
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