LaFollette bill aims at congressional reorganization and research unit
The piece argues for a real congressional reorganization led by Senator LaFollette, including a dedicated research department and expert staff, to counter lobbying distortions. It condemns the Ku Klux Klan and Hitlerist methods, urging churches, schools, and media to oppose fascist violence and defend democracy.
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LaFollette
Congress
House
Senate
Washington
LaFollette Committee
Congressional
Recognizing Communist Tactics and Detection Methods
Washington column outlines how Communist approach uses cells and sections to infiltrate labor and public groups. It cautions readers that CP aims to win influence by appealing to justice while concealing theory and stresses vigilance against hidden agendas.
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Washington
The American View of Freedom and Communist Tactics
Paul Mallon discusses perceived Russian and American differences over freedom and justice. He argues American communists modernize Marxism, reject democratic liberty, and seek capitalism's collapse through subversion of dissenting groups. War-era sympathy for Russia and unsettled U S policies aid CP activity, with upcoming notes on labor unions and demonstrations.
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Robert Brown
Brown
Voltaire
Russia
UNC
Klan campaigns mock democracy amid anti communism stance
Ralph McGill of the Atlanta Constitution critiques KKK recruitment in Georgia Tennessee and Florida noting $8 of each $10 initiation goes to organizers. He cites intimidation cross burnings and ties to German fascist imagery as evidence the movement breeds gangsterism and anti Christian acts.
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Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Ralph McGill
The
Atlana Constitution
Iter SS
Redbank
Chattanoo
Germ
Mother of the year honors reflect racial progress in America
The Golden Rule foundation named Emma Clarisa Clement of Louisville as mother of the year, a 71 year old Black woman whose long record of family support is cited as a sign of growing racial tolerance. The piece notes broad acceptance yet acknowledges lingering displeasure among some. It also mentions Brazil's new President Dutra pursuing a gambling campaign and links it to LaGuardia’s past opposition to tinhorns ahead of his inauguration.
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Emma Clarisa Clement
Louisville
Brazil
Dutra
Tinhorns
LaGuardia
New York
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Herbert Hoover
Washington
United States
Postwar domestic workers shift to factory jobs in peacetime
The women's bureau reports over 400000 of about two million war household workers moved to war work. Most intend to keep working outside homes, but many will not return to kitchen tasks. Earnings in manufacturing rose to 36 dollars weekly, laundries 23, hotels 19, while 1939 data show many domestic workers earned under 400 dollars annually. Wage ranges now run 1040 to 1300 yearly. The full-time work week remains near the wartime 48 hours.
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Washington
Women's Bureau
Department of Labor
Woman’s Bureau
United States
Census Bureau
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Domestic workers under wage laws and era limits
The report notes eight states cover domestic workers under minimum wage laws though Wisconsin sets a 1932 rate of 6 dollars with meals or 4.50 with meals and room for 50 hours a week. Domestic help wages sit around 25 dollars weekly, leaving million plus workers and many housewives impacted.
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California
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
Department
Blame and Responsibility Blurred in National Crises
A political op ed argues that leaders outside the White House evade responsibility for economic collapse. It asserts President Harry S Truman bears the constitutional duty to report on the nation and to see laws enacted to protect productivity, warning of disaster if reforms are not implemented.
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John L. Lewis
Petrillo
Stalin
Hitler
Congress
Harry Truman
United States
Hoover
White House
FDR
Truman
Palo Alto
After V E Day the nation debates peacetime production
By George Sokolsky argues Americans face political trouble more than economic. He targets leaders and unions, condemns pre election politics, and attacks Truman and Hillman while urging bold statesmanship to sustain production and liberty. He warns of potential rail and coal strikes if policies falter.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Truman
Truman Flanks GOP to Counter Capitol Hill Opposition
President Truman quietly cultivates key Republican leaders in both houses to secure support on extensions of price controls, continued selective service, and foreign loans. He breaks precedent by engaging adversaries while praising their intentions and personal ties.
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Truman
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Sam Rayburn
Alben W. Barkley
Sam
Texas
Alben
Kentucky
Capitol
White House
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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New Leader
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James Roosevelt
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George Sokolsky
Leon Henderson
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Mason and Dixon
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