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Assails Heil John Thiel Hits Hail's Criticism of State's Staff Civil Servants Defended As Honest, Hard-Working Atty. John A. Thiel, Mayville, former member of the Wisconsin tax commission, scored...
...The Wisconsin Progressive's resolution also called for investigation of the extent to which implements of war hitherto considered as military and naval secrets "have been released for purchase by foreign governments and their nationals...
...La Follette pointed out that in his address last fall opposing relaxing of the American embargo on arms he warned against the possibility that American manufacturers might be so flooded with foreign orders to such an extent that delivery of American requirements might be impaired...
...John A. Thiel, Mayville, former member of the Wisconsin tax commission, scored Gov...
...Using the tax commission as a specific illustration for the entire state service...
...Thiel said...
...He said members of the tax commission staff annually increased state revenues many times what they were paid in salaries...
...After citing several recent newspaper studies of the arms situation, Bob La Follette said: "I am not in any position to pass judgment upon the statements contained In these articles, but I believe that the senate, the congress, and the country are entitled to all the facts which I have sought to bring out in the resolution...
...And yet you have people who go out and make the people of the state believe that the state service is jammed through with the politicians of one party...
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...Thiel poir.ted out that members of the staff of that department had received appointments under governors . representing the different parties—Progressive, Democrat, and Republican...
...Robert M. La Follette...
...Bob Asks Quiz of Arms Sales to War Nations WASHINGTON, I...
...Heil and other heads of the present administration for the "unfounded" criticism which they have levelled at workers in the state service last week at a meeting of the Dane County Progressive club...
...In addition, the La Follette resolution seeks information on whether foreign purchases of planes and munitions have influenced the price the United States government must pay for its milit?.ry equipment...
...Jr., introduced a resolution last week calling for broad senate inquiry into reports that heavy sales of planes and military equipment to foreign powers are delaying the filling of orders for American needs...
...It makes my blood boil when a man travels up and down the state calling the people in otate civil service a bunch of loafers and politicians," Thiel said, pointing out that persons who spread such information "don't know what they are talking about...
...who was introduced at the meeting by Chairman Lyall T. Bcggs a.s one of the men mentioned for the Progressive nomination for governor, said he had never met "a more honest and hard-working group" than during his experience in the tax commission...
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Vol. 10 • March 1940 • No. 12
