Caste System Debate in War Office Speech
Undersecretary of War Kenneth Royall argues against a caste system in the army, insisting officers are needed for leadership and incentive. He compares military command to foremen, managers, and captains, while acknowledging officers should earn higher pay and suggesting social equalities matter for loyalty and effectiveness. The piece also notes veterans’ housing sacrifices and Miss Alderman’s suggestion to High Point.
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Kenneth Royall
Wilson
High Point housing aid urged for veterans
Miss Sara Alderman of the USO urges city action to ease veteran housing shortages. She asks why the city cannot buy Quonset huts from the army for temporary use, why citizens cannot offer empty rooms or attics to veterans with children, and notes many homes have surplus space. She stresses the problem is serious and not just money.
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Sara Alderman
The
USO
Miss Alderman
High Point
Postwar inflation fears move to new strike threats
As steel talks close observers forecast further labor strife in brick and housing materials and even power industry pressures. Optimists cling to new price wage policy but critics urge Congress to curb strikes to tame inflation and return to full production.
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Ray Tucker
Congréss
Congress
Sons of CIO Leader Strike 17 Percent Allowance Deal
Two sons of a CIO leader pressed their father for a 30 percent weekly allowance raise. After negotiations, they accepted their mother's compromise of a 17 percent increase.
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CIO
Ban on Singing Telegrams in Western Union Settlement
In settling the Western Union strike, the agreement should include a prohibition on singing telegrams, deemed unfair to messengers and the public, reflecting a broader labor dispute resolution. The move aims to curb disruptions and protect workers while maintaining service reliability.
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Western Union
Johnson Leads Push for Higher Teacher Pay in Governor Race
Charlie Johnson, admired by many organizations, beats the McDonald faction by urging higher teachers salaries before the teachers union acts. The remark hints at a possible non McDonald candidate path for governor.
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McDonald
Charlie Johnson
MccDonaldites
Teachers’ Organization
Call to Redirect Loan Funds for Global Hunger Aid
Propose diverting the loan to Great Britain into immediate food aid for starving populations worldwide, including those in Britain's Indian territories. The proposal argues that relief efforts should prioritize feeding the hungry over government lending.
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Great Britain
India
State conciliation and arbitration in labor disputes
The article discusses North Carolina's 1945 act establishing a state conciliation and arbitration framework praised as exemplary. It notes that a panel of skilled arbitrators aids fair settlements, with both labor and management showing a preference for justice. It contrasts conciliation with arbitration and mentions cooperation with federal agencies, citing the Erwin Cotton Mills strike and Frank Crane’s long service in state efforts.
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Aed
Shuford
North Carolina
Greely
Frank Crane
Feds
Erwin
Erwin Cotton Mills
Oil well woes and legal questions in Carolina coast
By Lynn Nisbet reports on delays at the Hatteras oil well as a major equipment entrapment risk with potential losses near three quarters of a million dollars if abandoned. The situation prompts Standard Oil to consider restarting nearby drilling. Also noted are legal briefs and questions on whether offshore oil rights belong to state or federal government as Secretary Ickes retires.
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Hatteras
Standard Oil
New Orleans
Granite Rock
Ickes
Carolina
Harry McMullan
California
Mullan
Senate
Postwar Washington eyes large reserve Marine corps force
The Marine Corps proposes a reserve force larger than its wartime peak to preserve veterans, train 28 000 for immediate service, and keep 540 000 in a less active reserve. Separate bills seek to raise active duty to 700 000 and use Marines as occupation and UN police units. Passage depends on appropriations.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Congress
Europe
Asia
United States
United Nations
Pacific
Plan to expand Marine Corps to 700000 members
Senator McMahon and Rep Kopplemann push a naval affairs committee backed plan to raise 700000 Marines on a voluntary basis. Pay boosts for overseas service attract enlistments, with 50 percent for enlisted and 20 percent for officers. Marines abroad would replace Army personnel as rapid demobilization proceeds.
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Sen. McMahon
D-Conn
Rep. Kopplemann
Naval Affairs Committee
Congres
Sommes
Seldes In Fact attacks Soviet critics in Congressional Rec ord excerpt
A British era note cites Georde Seldes critiquing In Fact as a smear sheet against communism and Soviet Russia. The excerpt reprinted in the Congressional Record highlights alleged state department pressures, with claims that OWI and OIAA staff favored citizenship over service.
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Géordé Séldes
Russia
Congressional Record
Benton
Staté Department
OWI
OIAA
Rockefeler
Staté Départment
United States
State Department
Mr. Seldes
Otaa
Pressure groups in government secrecy and loyalty
By George Sokolsky argues that disorganization in Roosevelt and Truman era administrations created underlings who leak confidential directives to special interests. He cites Hull Stettinius Byrnes Davis Rockefeller and Selders urging a congressional inquiry into state department OWI and OTAA abuses and pro Communist pressures. He notes Soviet comparisons and calls for full truth through Congress.
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Roosevelt
Truman
State Department
Messrs. Hull
Stettinius and Byrnes
OWI
Elmer D Avis
OSAA
Nelson Rockefeller
Hurley
China
Soviet
Russia
United States
Selds
Europe
George Selders
Congress
National Whirligig Walkout Threat Looms Over Brick Industry
The article outlines risk of a synchronized labor shutdown after the steel strike, focusing on brickmakers led by AFL CIO District 50, fearing a shortage of 4 billion bricks for home construction. It notes key districts in Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Kentucky Missouri and cites wage demands and stalled wage stabilization processes.
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American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
District 50
CIO
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
John C. Collett
Collett
Hypocrisy in Senate FEPC Filibuster Sparks Vote Split
The piece argues that political hypocrisy drives support for a permanent FEPC, with southern Democrats obstructing proceedings while northern, midwestern, and western lawmakers publicly back the bill. Northern employers fear federal labor supervision would disrupt morale and employer control. A senator privately wishes success for the filibuster after a proponent’s speech. Mister Breger
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Senate
North
Middle
Far West
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A. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Ht. A. Cécil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Entérprise
Associated Press
Carrifr
AUDIT
Bureau OF Circulation
Harold Ickés
Mr. Truman
Harold
Shylock
Eleanor
Germany
Barnes
Shanghai
By Jimmy Hatlo
Ah Lee
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Marine Corps Reserve
Jack Stinnett
McMahon
Navy
George Sokolsky
Wage Stabilization Board
Office of Price Administration
Foreign Service
James F. Byrnes
Uncle Sam
Harold D. Smith
Mister Breger
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