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Roosevelt chills gag rule on Ickes and Tydings feud
In Washington on July 12 President Roosevelt imposed a personal gag rule to quiet a Democratic dispute over Virgin Islands administration. Interior Secretary Ickes and Senator Tydings were urged to call a truce after a public exchange of sharp accusations. The move subdued both men and paused ongoing investigations into alleged misdeeds and political maneuvers surrounding insular affairs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Virgin Islands
Insular
Harold L. Ickes
Sen
Millard E. Tydings
Yekes
Paul M. Pearson
Tydings
T. Weber Wilson
Ickes
White House
Pearson
Wilson
James A. Farley
Emil Thurja
Public Works Administration
Farley
Interior Department
Louis R. Glavis
E. K. Burlew
Burlew
Dent Roosevelt
New York
Robert W. Moses
Tri-Borough
PWA
Congress
Senate
House
Harry L. Hopkins
Department of Agriculture
Forestry Service
Corgrees
Ickes-Tydings
Pat Harrison
Miss