Roosevelt reshuffles Virgin Islands governance amid protests
President Roosevelt removed Governor Pearson and Judge Wilson over Virgin Islands policy clashes. Lawrence W. Cramer, then lieutenant governor of St. Croix, was named as Pearson’s successor amid Senate hesitancy. Critics in Washington and the islands accused the move of political manipulation.
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Virgin Islands
Roosevelt
Paul M. Pearson
T. Webber Wilson
Pearson
Lawrence W. Cramer
St. Croix Island
Senate
St. Croix
Cramer
Wilson
Washington
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Interior
Ickes
PWA
Harrison
Federal Parole Board
Cummings
Amy A. Stannard
Parole Board
Debate Over Wheeler-Rayburn Bill Hints at Lobbyist Roles
Senate inquiry reveals Texas Power and Light chief John W. Carpenter admitting hotel conferences with lawmakers and a Chesapeake Bay trip amid utility bill fights. Black questions a mysterious newspaper wrapped hat, while conferees clash as Huddleston vows to resist removing the death sentence from the bill.
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Hugo Black
Senate Lobby Committee
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Texas Power and Light Company
Chesapeake Bay
Texas
Black
Carpenter
Senate
House
Administration
Benjamin Cohen
Dozier A. de Vane
Wheeler and
Barkley
George Huddleston
Alabama
Cohen
Huddleston
Rumors On Roosevelt Health Prompt Planned National Tour
Washington article notes rumors about President Roosevelt’s health and personal life. It reports his intention to tour the country after Congress adjourns to counter speculation with visible action. It mentions trips, the press conference, and planned reductions in federal relief and public works spending.
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Roosevelt
United States
Pacific Coast
Washington
Vincent Astor
Canada
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Colombia
Panama Canal
Clipperton Island
Hawaii
Northwest
Warm Springs
Georgia
Muscle Shoals
Notrisham
Birmingham
Prevention of War by Sir Norman Angell
Analysis argues public minds can be steered toward war through states seeking superiority. Prewar defense fuels conflict. true protection requires a community based common security. Armies function to impose views, not police. Defense of wealth hinges on collective defense of people and states.
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Norman Angell
Constitution Man Made By R Walton Moore
Assistant Secretary of State R Walton Moore argues constitutional modification should be possible to meet evolving needs. He notes the President has not given broad recommendations and cites Washington’s farewell view of the Constitution as an experiment to be corrected by amendment if the people deem it necessary.
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AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Supreme Court
Senate
Hoo Mills
Bos
Washington
Radio Talks by Josiah Walcott on public debate format
Chancellor Josiah Walcott argues that radio debates between two professors, framed as impartial discussions on money theory or social reform, mislead the public. He notes two equally credible experts could be found to refute either side, undermining informed judgment by listeners.
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Josiah
Walcott
State of
Delaware
Alan Grimmest
Rural Electrification by Owen D Young
Rural public service lines have extended through non profitable rural areas, and government involvement is welcomed when social benefits justify it. The author urges housing as a new field for American ingenuity and calls for innovations to elevate homes to the level of advances seen in other sectors.
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Middle West
Illinois Commission
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
North Dakota
New Works Progress Administration
Owen D, Young
General Electric Company
America
Railway Improvement by Col Wilgus
Railway improvement calls for ruthless deadwood removal and elimination of obsolete practices. The engineer urges shedding unnecessary sidelines mainlines and outmoded equipment, amalgamating terminals and creating railway groupings to cut costs. He also advocates a parcel and package service to rival motor transport.
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William J. Wilgus
Angl o American Amity and the United States
A British statement by Anthony Eden affirms that Anglo American friendship is of first importance and will be promoted. The speaker says friendship with the United States and League of Nations membership are compatible, noting geography has tied Britain to Europe.
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Anthony Eden
Lora
Britain
United States
League of Nations
Europe
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