Aluminum and Defense Estimates Clash in Washington Debate
A June 25 Washington dispatch argues the Senate committee misreads aluminum needs, tracing claims to the Aluminum Company and criticizing the Office of Production Management. It asserts war and Navy figures, not OPM estimates, shaped defense aluminum orders and calls for full government records to clarify miscalculations.
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Senate Committee
Senate Comey
Warant
Navy Departments
OPM
Office of Production Management
Navy
Senate
Navy Department
Aluminum Company
Filer
White Utter
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Imost
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Alunsinum Company
AlucVinum Company
Our Readers Viewpoint on America First Editorial
A Rochester letter writer criticizes Zu wartime editorial stance and urges Americans to seek reliable information, warn against complacency, and support decisive action against Hitler. The author argues editors may overestimate public discernment while urging a robust, united national effort in defense.
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Werald
Minneapolis Tribune
Weal
Hétler
United States
Scarrett O'Mara
Une Ameriga
Teast Gs Verte
West
America
Tve
Ploba
D. Johnson
Rochester, Minn
Spontaneous Uprising Details From Nazi Propaganda
A dubious report cites a Nazi spokesman in Serba claiming a continental spontaneous uprising against Soviet Russia. The piece argues Hitler aims to trigger a holy war to rally anti-Communists in Britain and America, noting failed Muslim world attempts and cautions about Aryan misreading of Moslem regions.
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Europe
Rusia
Tran
Agsinst Beltain
Business 35 Bank
British Invasion Prospects Before Continent Invasion Talks
American correspondents report intensified British bombing of German cities and French ports may precede a land invasion of occupied France or Germany. They note daylight air superiority over Northern France and ongoing invasion troop training, with Nazi Russian war shifts altering the strategic picture.
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Wegrees
Tanda
France
Germany
Channel
Royal Air Force
Britain
Public reaction to totalitarian regimes questioned
Anomalous wartime prose notes how Roosevelt closed German consulates and Soviet publicity hides tragedies. Cor respondents in Berlin failed to gauge German sentiment because news was suppressed, while a Soviet celebration proceeded amid undisclosed deaths, illustrating mass gullibility and state hoaxes.
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TLE
Roosevelt
Berlin
Russia
Carr
Syrian Victory Shapes Allied War Effort and Turkey Node
The article argues Allied gains hinge on Turkey and Syria as strategic pivots. It notes France plans to evacuate 20,000 troops via Turkey, while Germany and Russia engage in a decisive clash. Syria’s turmoil, rooted in French rule, affects oil routes to Iraq and Iran and possible Suez access, with Turkish neutrality crucial to keeping Nazi reach limited.
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Turkey
France
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Lyria
Leixmont
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Peimy
Suez
League of Nations
Patiern
Fireworks Dampen As War Demands Hit Pyrotechnics
War and armament production curb Fourth of July displays as fireworks plants shift to signal flares grenades and shells for the military. China’s reduced output and wartime transport issues also limit available pyrotechnics. The piece notes a potential shift toward safer celebrations in some states amid a nerve-wracking era. It also reports the death of Dr. John Washburne of Syracuse University at 47, a noted educator and author. Grand Duchess Marie comments on Russia’s likely benefit if the war ends, reflecting postwar discourse.
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Niagara Fells
China
Grover Cleveland
Tomice
John ¥. Washburne
School of Education
Syracuse University
Buffato
Washhurne
Players ‘Theater
The Sword of Justice in World War II Era
In viewing Hitler’s conquests across Europe and the push toward Africa and Asia, the piece argues that civilization must unite to overthrow him. It asserts that resisting his brute force is essential, with justice pursuing him even as he seeks oil, grain, and strategic gateways. The article emphasizes the moral imperative to act to end oppression and slavery.
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Sword OF Justice
Prom
Detroit
Hitler
Europe
Africa
Asis
Russia
Atlantic
Kant controversy cited by Ambassador Dodd diary basis
The Herald-Journal prints a long diary excerpt on Ambassador Dodd recounting an British bank official’s pamphlet ot Hitler as a Kantian or Nietzschean derivative. Dodd rejects sending it to Roosevelt and mocks Kant’s ideas as dangerous while noting Dodd’s doctorate. The text also includes a wartime Soldier’s letter urging fair treatment of soldiers and defending Uncle Sam.
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Herald-Journal
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Itri¢H Bank
Hitler
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Nietesche
Roosevelt
Ambassador Dead
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Ydear Dynch
Kohl
Doid
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Superman
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Hiner
Nietzsche
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Germany
United States Senate
Spracuse
Thomas Matshal
Ernest Id
Controversy Over Price Control Role in Peace Legislation
Washington June 2 The government faces a likely clash over whether price control overages should be included in the peace bill. The issue centers on who bears responsibility for keeping prices in line if changes are necessary, with debates focusing on government responsibility versus industry or market mechanisms.
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Washington
National Affairs on Government Responsibility in Strikes
The article discusses whether the government should assume responsibility to prevent strikes in defense work. It notes the administration has begun measures to curb interruptions while resisting direct strike legislation as potentially ineffective. It argues that if current measures fail to halt strikes, a law may not restrain them.
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Questio
Wages as Key to Price Control in Defense Industries
Wages influence price stability through voluntary agreements by shipbuilders and defense contractors. These accords aim to bar strikes and lockouts for one to two years in shipbuilding, construction, and aircraft. Sidney Hillman argues wage controls may be unnecessary if price structures stay stable, endorsing broader wage policy discussion and potential federal action to restrain noncooperative firms.
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Sidney Hillman
OPM
Sarocie Oh Mx
Hillman
Defense developments reported by Hugh S. Johnson
Washington dispatch outlines restricts on Patterson’s bill for seizing private property for public uses and reorganized OPM committees handling industry priorities and allocations. Henderson hints at price controls and broader authority. Ickes begins limited oil cuts. Donovan and Roosevelt tied to intelligence units as new centralized direction emerges.
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Washington
Failerant
Patterson
Knudsen
Sean Henderson
Henderson
Ickes
Wong
BMI
Washingtonesque critique of war mobilization and interagency coordination
A harsh critique of postwar and wartime control systems argues that multiple independent agencies hamper civilian supply and defense mobilization. It condemns separate authority lines under Ickes, Donovan, and other leaders, urging reorganization into commodity committees for government and industry to achieve coordinated command of prices transportation and civilian needs. The piece warns that the current emergency structure risks duplicating the failures of World War I and calls for a unified framework.
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Inkes
Paitersa
Mosars
Knudsen
Stettinius
Hendison
Wild Bill
OFM
O. K
War Department
Harvard
OPM
Cad
Jake
New Deal Faces Court Choice for Defense Chair
On June 23 in Washington the New Dealers push for a doped chairmanship of the defense setup with Willams 2 Togles or Wallace for top control. Administrators favor a strategy board of Control with Army Navy and a new Ministry of Economic Warfare led by a principal from Douglas or Wallace, who would chair. The plan remains unsettled pending Roosevelt's decision on upcoming reorganizations.
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Waasuiicton
New Deal Supreme Court
Willams
Roosevelt
Wallace
Cousins
OPM
Mr. Douglas
Mr. Wallace
Atrategy Board of Control
Army
Navy
Division of Supply
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Marlins Commission
Defense Board proposal details and funding figures
The piece outlines a proposed central defense policy board with civilian procurement under a military led by supply. It describes a two-branch structure, planning production, and coordinating with Britain and other government buyers. It notes a defense appropriation around 59.3 billion and pending increases, plus problems securing contracts in industry as exemplified by Mr. Browning’s experiences.
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Navy
Treasury
Agriculture
OPM
General Policy Board
Lkely
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