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Echoes of Labor Day Speeches Across the Nation
Labor Day addresses across the United States condemned unemployment and called for jobs or subsidies. Governors, senators, and union leaders urged work programs, five day weeks, and public works while attacking tariffs, Volsteadism, and racketeers.
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United Press
America
Middle West
William H Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
Wall Street
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
William E. Borah
Cottonwood
Idaho
Robert F. Wagner
Syracuse
N. Y
James J. Davis
Pottsville
William Green
A. F. of L
Ottumwa
Iowa
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Des Moines
Pat Harrison
Tampa
Fla
Doak
Johnson City
Tenn
James A. Reed
Columbus
Reed
Stalin
Arthur Hyde
Washington
William Nuckles Doak
United States
National Committee of Unemployment Relief
Walters
Gifford
Free Federal Employment Service
Harrison
Mississippi
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Chicago Federation of Labor
Soldier Field Stadium
Morrison
United States Senate
American Federations