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Tribute to Bankhead and Porters Critics in 1930s Era
A late tribute honors Speaker Bankhead and his Southern public life, noting his courteous, brave and fair stance toward opposition. The column rails against wage rules for Pullman redcaps, favors laissez faire, and argues for broader wartime powers to commandeer manufacturing and supplies under a flawed draft law provision.
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