P D East Defends Self Against Accusations In Letter
In a lengthy self defense, P D East rejects charges of communism and bigotry. He states he is a capitalist without capital, champions civil rights for all, and argues his concern is safeguarding every citizen's rights, including those of Negroes and workers in Washington. He references The New York Times headline and criticizes readers who misquote him. He envisions an industrial south with equal treatment under law.
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P.D. East
Steve Allen
Washington
New York Times
South
Richard Ellerbrake
P. D. East
Dick Ellerbrake
A Book Review on Freidel's Contemporary American History
Harvard historian Frank Freidel offers a hopeful corrective to gloom about America’s role in a troubled world. He emphasizes the United States as a growing world power, noting slow progress and missteps from World War I to the League of Nations era, while reserving space for doubts including U2 pilot Powers.
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America
Frank Freidel
Harvard
United States
Freidel
League of Nations
Professor Freidel
Wilson
Letters From Healdsburg on War Draft Opinion
Residents draft petition to President urging noninvolvement in Berlin conflict. In a survey of 464 people, 66 percent agreed and 51 percent signed, with only 19 percent supporting war, some angering signers. Lorenzo Gon signs as representative from the community.
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Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Berlin
Lorenzo Gon
The Candy Kid and the Blue Book in 1958 America
In a 1922 play Hassan becomes a political player in Haroun al Raschild's court, a journey echoed in John Birch Society founder Welch Jr. and his 1958 Indianapolis meeting. Welch presents a transcript of his discourse on Communism, history, and economic theory, drawing neo Spenglerian links and contending Rome's fall linked to collectivism.
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James Elroy Flecker
Hassan
Baghdad
Atkinson
Haroun-al-Raschild
Golden Road
Samarkand
Robert H. W. Welch, Jr
John Birch Society
Robert Welch
Welch
Cambridge
Mass
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
American Molasses Company
Mr. Welch
Mohammed
Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Spengler
Darius
Cyrus
Italy
Rome
West
Diocletian
Rostovizeff and
Burkhardt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greece
Sherman
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