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Washington Letter on tariffs and Lawrence strike affects
Washington Letter discusses Lawrence Massachusetts strike impact on workers faced with high costs of living and a $700 per plate dinner in Washington. It critiques tariff policy, the Taft machine, and calls for shifting language from tariff to tax while noting figures and reactions from lawmakers and commentators. The piece also references Uncle Joe Cannon and Underwood on sewing machines and the free-list debate affecting American workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
S&s
Lawrene
Hill
Payne Aldrich
Aldrich
Penrose
Smoot
Lovie
Crane
Guggenheim
J Pierpont Morton
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnesie
Mr. Taft
Taft
Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Joe Cannon
Pirotes
Ton Joe
Charman Underwood
Ways and Teans Committee
Orient
Lings
Congress
United States