Roosevelt Speech Eases British Doubt On U S War Aid
British press welcomes President Roosevelt Labor Day remarks as a step forward in American aid to Britain and allies. London commentary notes the speech raises questions about when the United States will join the war and produce enough for a full commitment, amid skepticism over industrial mobilization.
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Williaam H. Stoneman
Chicago Daily News, Inc
London
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Great Britain
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London Times
Daily Mail
Atlantic
Hitler
Russia
Royal Air Force
Daily Telegraph
America
Daily Mal
British Sunday Times Critique Sparks Transatlantic Debate
An editorial in the British Sunday Times condemns American complacency and calls the U S war effort inadequately ambitious. American critics including Herbert Agar argue for candor about effort and insist the Roosevelt address omits the crucial right to work while praising worker rights and religious freedom.
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Sunday Times
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Ocean
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Louisville Courier- Journal
England
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Moscow
Rome Reads Opposition To Roosevelt At Home
Italian observers noted Roosevelt's Labor Day speech shows labor support for peace and hints at resistance to his war program. They said the address framed eight points from the Atlantic conference with Churchill and aimed to pull Japan from the Axis while warning of U S labor unrest.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Winston Churchill
Japan
United States
Berlin Sees Roosevelt In Role of Kerensky
German reports describe Roosevelt Labor Day speech as showing no new foreign policy but revealing the U S president from a domestic view as in the role of Kerensky. Alexander Kerensky, 1917 Russian premier, warned Bolshevism was used for imperial aims but failed.
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Roosevelt
Keren
Alexander Kerensky
Russia
Roosevelt vows greater armament and war aid production
Roosevelt frames Labor Day remarks as a call to accelerate armament production and protect war materials in transit. He warns of Hitler’s danger and pledges the US will do its part to crush the Axis while weighing how deeply to enter the war. Senator Wheeler warns labor rights could be sacrificed in wartime.
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Germany
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D.mont
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St .Charles, Ill
America First Committee
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Asia
Trades Union Congress backs Anglo-Russian council plan
The Trades Union Congress in Britain unanimously endorsed a proposal for an Anglo-Russian trade union council. Sir Walter Citrine said no alliance with the British Communist party, calling them unreliable for policy.
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Edinburgh
Trades Union Congress
Britain
General Council
Nelson Receives Chief Power in New Defense Board
Washington reports that Donald M. Nelson, former Sears executive, will hold chief operational power in the Roosevelt defense reorganization. Vice President Wallace chairs the board, with Nelson acting as executive secretary and program driver. The seven member board includes Knudsen Hillman Hopkins Henderson Stimson and Knox.
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Sidney Hillman
OPM
Harry Hopkins
Leon Henderson
Defense
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Navy
Knox
Selectees Take 105 Taxi Ride On Holiday Leave
Five Pennsylvania selectees in training at Fort Bragg will travel 1250 miles home during a holiday weekend, paying $105 of their pay for a month. The trip highlights concerns over the wartime wage and travel costs for servicemen.
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Pennsylvania
Fort Bragg
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Tax Bill Foresees 43 Billion Revenue For Nation
Senate Finance Committee worries over a vast tax measure that could yield about 4.5 billion dollars annually, with Treasury estimates at 3.67 billion. George argues revenue may reach 15 billion next year if optimistic figures hold, while opponents warn higher taxes will hit middle and lower incomes and stifle growth. The fight includes changes to exemptions, community property rules, and possible pension provisions.
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Jewish War Veterans Elect New National Commander
Benjamin Kaufman of Buffalo was elected unanimously as national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States at the 46th annual convention. He succeeds Fred S. Harris and will serve alongside newly elected national vice commanders Samuel Rivkind Sil Masch Harry Berkie Nat Roth Dr. Robert Rosen and Samuel Bauer. The executive committee will select the 1932 convention site from Atlanta Columbus Minneapolis Atlantic City or San Diego.
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Fred S. Harris
Meriden
Samuel Rivkind
Boston
Mass
Sil Masch
New York
Harry Berkie
Hackensack
N. J
Nat Roth
Miami
Fla
Robert Rosen
Detroit
Samuel Bauer
San Francisco
Rudolph Henrick
Waterbury
Conn
Abraham Cohen
Brooklyn
Psychologist predicts 20 million U.S. defense workers by 1944
Chicago report cites Dr. C. L. Shartle of the government as predicting 20 million Americans will join the defense industry by 1944. He notes 300 psychologists are solving selection problems for industry, Army, and Navy, and says women can perform most jobs men can, except those requiring extra strength.
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Chicago
C. L. Shartle
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U. S. Employment Service
Industry
Army
Navy
French Education Reform Emphasizes Physical Training
In Vichy unoccupied France, the new education plan for girls and boys stresses physical training five hours weekly and a balance of domestic sciences for girls with mathematics and physics for boys. The reform also reasserts a classical curriculum including Latin, reflecting the long-standing political contention over France’s school system.
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