Press Secrecy at UN Conference Draws Criticism
The piece condemns the Roosevelt administration for secrecy around the United Nations Food Conference, arguing it mirrors dictatorial tactics and undermines press freedom. It contrasts praised journalism with officials restricting information and cites support from Raymond Clapper and Elmer Davis.
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Worty
United Nations
America
United States
Raymond Clapper
Elmer Davis
OWI
State Department
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Groton
Harvard
Africa
Roosevelt clash over salary cap and draftee pay
Equality accepting Congress repealed his 25000 salary ceiling while Roosevelt accused lawmakers of bias against 600 a year draftees. The row centers on who controls wartime policy and the war effort amid taxation shifts. Congress maintains executive limits, insisting the president cannot order a revolution in national policy.
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Congress
Roosevelt
UMWA advertising aims to inform on coal wage debate
The United Mine Workers adopt an intelligent public approach through large scale ads. They emphasize the 35 hour week and add 90 minutes daily unpaid travel time from portal to pit mouth. Public sentiment favors some views while many misjudge the broader issue.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Thoughts on youth, war, and world affairs stir debate
A collection of quotes covers youth education in farming and nutrition, public service by the YWCA, concerns over delinquency, high point politics, military strategy in World War II, and postwar world order. Notables include Dr W J McAnaley Charles Read Mrs W C Idol Ernest Bolton Myrtle Davis J W Ulmer Edgar Hartley M L Patrick John Gunther and Dr John W Studebaker Goebbels Hambro.
Democrats urged to register for primary and city election
A rushed call urging Democrats to register by Monday to participate in the party primary and May 4 city election. The piece notes Republicans have more time due to withdrawals and emphasizes the value of voting for the party and city races. It contrasts civic duty with omitting participation and ends with colorful social quips.
Ship Owners Face Legal Snarl Over Seized Vessels Pay
Peter Edson notes a stalemate between the War Shipping Administration and the controller general over how to set compensation for seized ships. The dispute, rooted in the 1939 and 1941 emergency proclamations, risks delays and further court actions as owners debate interim payments and final settlements.
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War Shipping Administration
Controller General’s Office
George D. Aiken
Putney
Admiral E. S. Land
Maritime Commission
Hitler
Lindsay Warren
Congress
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
William D. Mitchell
Not Against Me I Shall Arise
A devotional line from Micah 7 8 declaring resilience in adversity. It states when I fall I shall arise and that the Lord will be a light in darkness. The quote also invokes the belief that God accompanies his children in trials.
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Spurgeon
Odd Fragments on Lightning, Otters, and Bonds
A collage of odd facts notes lightning risk, otters diving, and a limber tree living long after death. The passage ends urging to Buy the Bonds that outfit our fighting men, suggesting a wartime finance appeal.
Bond buying as share the wealth plan for war finance
The piece argues war bonds sustain the currency and prevent wealth concentration. It compares labor value to printed money, explains banks convert bonds to credit, and asserts if workers hold bonds they gain real goods after the war. It warns against inflation and profiteers, urging widespread small investments to avoid postwar wealth collapse.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Howeer
Treasury
Confederacy
United States
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