A.F.L. Threatens to Leave Lewis' Political League
Atlantic City based report outlines AFL Executive Council probe into Labor's Non-Partisan League amid rumors it may be CIA backed. William Green warns withdrawal if CIA influence proven. Tobin says Lewis will not form a third party, citing risks to labor unity. Green cites 3.5 million AFL members.
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Atlantic City
N. St
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
William Green
Labor
A. F. of L
Green
Lewis
Daniel J. Tobin
Truck Drivers’ Union
Democratic National Committee
John L. Lewis
C.I.Q
Tobin
American Federation of Labor
CLO
Lewis Labor
Socialist Party
Communist Party
Farmer-Labor Party
Council
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
George L. Berry
Printing Pressman's Union
Berry
League
Lewis Berry
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
C. I. O. Organized Labor
London
A. F
Lewis Union Not Fully Democratic
Preston Grover reports on Labor's Non-Partisan League shifting strategy to expand labor influence in industrial centers. Akron and Canton contests signal 1938 patterns as the league backs candidates in mayoral races, while Detroit and Cleveland loom as focal points for high-stakes CIO activity and the broader partisan balance.
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G. P
Congress
League
Lahor
Akron
Canton
Ohio
G. L. Patterson
Akron Labor League
Republic
Lee D. Sehroy
Sehroy
Detroit
Cleveland
CIO
Richard Frankensteus
Ambassador Johnson's China Commute Ties Nations Amid Conflict
US ambassador to China Nelson T. Johnson bonds two embassies in Nanking and Peiping while shuttling by sleeper train. He ensures safety for Americans, coordinates with Chinese and Japanese officers, and seeks to keep bomb risk from the embassy yard. Fluent in Chinese, he years for stable talks as he moves between capitals. He is married with two young children and enjoys Chinese painting.
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Sigrid Arne
Washington
Nelson T. Johnson
China
Nanking
Peiping
Japan
Johnson
United States
Nan+king
U. S
Far East
Wu-Chang
State Department
Chung-King
Jane Beck
Tientsin
Gold Rush Sparks Jobs Effort in Cypress Colony
In six months authorities issued 240 prospecting permits as efforts to solve unemployment drive a gold rush in the British colony. Visitors to the Holy Trinity Monastery in Eastern Greece face a 180 foot climb via a cliffside elevator using a net and hand windlass.
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Holy Trinity Monastery
Greece
China Blames Japs for Opium Traffic
Peiping dispatch accuses Japan of tolerating a vast narcotics trade centered at Tientsin. A national report cites multiple syndicates and says shipments reach America via Shinghad route while opium suppression ceremonies burn vast quantities of narcotics in symbolic flames.
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Feiping
North
China
Peiping
Lin
Canton
England
Unus
Japan
Nanking
Tientsin
Warong
Arerica
Shinghad
Americus Realizaeir Newaorners
Walter Reuther beaten by servicemen sparks campaign tensions
Reported incident involving Walter Reuther during campaign activities in Detroit highlights tensions as Republicans accuse opponents of intimidation. Details are unclear but the event is described as a beating by service personnel while distributing political literature and materials.
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Walter Reuther
Adi Seindena Hie
Lance
Puri Service
Detroit
Doris Te
Postal service charter draws careful focus in upheaval
A scrambled report notes efforts to instruct postal workers to maintain efficiency and prevent delays amid tensions. It mentions Naieeshing Mills and Jia Farley as figures observing the need for peaceful attention to a charter, with threats toward the postmaster and concerns over disruptive actions.
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Naieeshing Mills
Washinavon
Jia Farley
Triheed
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