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Seaway Fight Faces Congress This Session
Washington coverage outlines a long battle over the St. Lawrence Seaway, endorsed by Roosevelt and Dewey, with supporters led by Julius Barnes and figures like Ford and Noble arguing economic benefits and national reach. Opponents include railroads, coal interests, and lake carriers wary of traffic shifts and labor standards.
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Esther V. W. Tufty
Central Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
Harry Truman
Senate
Middle West
Capitol Hill
Upper
New York State
Panama
Suez
London
Paria
Constantinople
Cairo
Count de Lesseps
Atlantic
Pacific
Theodore Roosevelt
At St. Lawrence Seaway
Coma
The
Association of American Railroads
Railroad Brotherhoods
National Coal Association
United Mine Workers
Lake Carriers Association
Mississippi Valley Association
Chambers of
Atlantic and
Gulf Coast Cities
National Grange
State Granges
State Farm Bureau
National Farmers Union
CIO
International American Federation of Labor Unions
Teamsters, Electrical Workers
Garment Workers
Machi
Chambers of Commerce
Great Lakes Area
National
St. Lawrence Association
Julius Barnes
Henry Ford
Edward Noble
Marshall Field
Sidney Smith
Great Lakes
Ohio
Tlmeis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Gulf
West Coasts
Chicago
St. Lawrence
St. Louis
Mississippi
Lake Superior