Roosevelt Purges Virgin Islands Leaders in Controversial Move
President Roosevelt ousted Gov Paul Pearson and Judge Wilson in the Virgin Islands dispute, naming Lawrence W. Cramer as interim governor. Controversy swirled in Washington and among island factions as confirmation lagged and protests rose from St Thomas and St Croix.
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Virgin Islands
Roosevelt
Paul M. Pearson
Webber Wilson
Pearson
Lawrence W. Cramer
St. Croix Island
Senate
St Croix
Zoverner
Emancipater
Wilson
Washington
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Ickes
PWA
Herrison
Federal Parole Board
Cummings
Amy A. Stannard
Parole Board
Quotes by Sir Norman Angell on War and Peace
Public remarks by Sir Norman Angell criticize mass defense as a path to conflict. He argues that states seek superiority, denying weaker factions, and that true defense lies in international community protection. He notes armies act to impose views, while wealth defense requires shared wealth protection.
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Norman Angell
Constitution Man Made By R Walton Moore Assistant Secretary of State
Assistant Secretary R Walton Moore argues constitutional modification is unpredictable and that the President has not given general reform recommendations. He cites Washington’s farewell view of the Constitution as an experiment and suggests amendments are a people driven remedy to correct imbalances.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Supreme Court
Senate
AAA
Hloysack Mills
Bus
R. Walton Moore
Washington
Syorke
Hopkins
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
COG
Westen Newspaper Union
Radio Talks by Josiah O Walcott Chancellor Delaware
The speech criticizes radio debates among professors over money theories and social reform, arguing such programs mislead the public and fail to reflect real academic divergence. It prompts the need for practical education of voters and calls for productive youth to focus on domestic improvements in line with national progress.
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Middle West
Itlining Commission
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
North Dakota
Works Progress
Josiah O. Walcott
State of
Delaware
Railway Improvement by Col Will a J
Col Will a J argues for drastic railway reforms to cut deadwood and obsolete lines, abandon 100 year old habits, merge terminals, form groupings of railways, and replace motor transport with a unified parcel and nickel collection service.
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Col Willa J
Wilgus
Anglo American Amity Statement by Anthony Eden
Lord Privy Seal Anthony Eden emphasizes that friendship with the United States is of first importance and will be strengthened. He asserts no conflict between US ties and League of Nations membership, attributing European fatigue to geography, not policy.
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League of Nations Council
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League
Geneva
Tada Hawariat
France
Italy
Stanley Baldwin
London
W. G. Martin
Foreign Office
Lani
Anthony Eden
Britain
United States
League of Nations
Europe
Rumor Fight Shows Roosevelt Plans for Westward Tour
Washington rumors about President Roosevelt’s health and private life persist as he plans possible extended tours to the Pacific coast and beyond. Officials say eye witnesses and public appearances will counter gossip while a broad travel program, including fall and winter trips, is being shaped to reassure the nation amid New Deal strains.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
United States
Chesapeake Bay
Pacific Coast
Vincent Astor
Canada
Hattiy Poerton Rico
Virgin Islands
Colombia
Panama Canal
Additive
Federal Treasury
Hopkins
Tekesbed Made
Mississippi Valley
National Resources Board
PWA
Treasury
Jesse Hi. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
RFC
RFG
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
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Bat
Hugo Black
Senate Lobby Committee
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Texas Power and Light Company
Texas
Black
Carpenter
House
Benjamin Cohenwood Dozier A. de Vane
Wheeler and
Barkley
George Huddlester
Cullen
Huddleston
Pacific Northwest Wheat Export Corporation
Federal Alcohol Administration
FACA
NRA
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Duffy
Wisconsin
Tuster C
Davys
Globe
Davis
Germany
General Goering
Franz Guertner
Goering
Freiburg
Baden
Vatican
Hitlér Youth Movement
Julius Streicher
Berlin
Steel Helmets
Franz Seldte
Ditler
Seldte
New York
Flo
Paul Moss
State Department
Bing
Utah
Indiana
Terre Haute
Vigo County
McNutt
National Guard
Wray de Prez
Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company
Department of Labor
Verre Haute
State Federation of Labor
Emperor Haile Selassie
Constitution Man
Young Electric Company
America
AMITY
WG Service
Hyde Park
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