POLITICS
Politics Notes from Here and There About Solons and Citizens [By 'OBSERVER'} KEYNOTER STASSEN THE naming of Gov. Harold Stas-Sen of Minnesota as keynoter of the Republican national convention...
...We rejoice that their organizations and their strength are still at the disposal of their class the world over...
...Labor's Non-Partisan League of Washington, D. C, comments: "John Nance Garner who is now vice-president, and running for president, had a unique record in congress...
...Harold Stas-Sen of Minnesota as keynoter of the Republican national convention caused commentators to point out that the action may have special significance...
...Other laws are effective, he says, In handling such cases...
...Had it not been for that, says the Malheur Ore...
...Garner was elected to congress In 1903 and was returned to the house continuously till 1933...
...The United States News says: "Every world event is used to create the impression of a crisis...
...Judging from the amounts Involved In sewer contracts of those lush Tammany days, the pipes were also solid gold...
...He is the man who led the opposition to the census...
...At this moment when the workers of Finland, under the leadership of our comrades, are rebuilding their devastated land and reclaiming the social, economic, and political gains that they have made, we send them our heartfelt good wishes that they may be able to achieve again the advanced status they once enjoyed...
...The advice is superfluous...
...12 by Chairman Philip Murray of the Steel Workers Organizing committee (CIO> and Michael Russell, former employe of U. S. Steel...
...Tohey of New Hampshire has one claim to fame...
...Actually, Roosevelt's plan is to keep quiet right up to nomination time...
...The Saturday Evening Port is a spokesman for big business and continues to bemoan the state of the nation under the New Deal...
...In 1936 Sen...
...might even let renomlnatlon occur...
...Other CIO unions here were not affiliated with the council...
...The workers of Finland have ever been in the vanguard of the struggle for a world of Socialism, of peace and of democracy...
...President Roosevelt has signed the legislation extending the reciprocal tariffs program— another New Deal victory . . . Another presidential order reorganizing federal departments has been issued...
...After careful study of their offerings I am Inclined to believe that they don't even suspect anything about It...
...The preliminary index of average value per acre of farm real estate Is 85, as compared wltn 84 In 1939, and with 85 in 1937 and 1938...
...Nye of North Dakota want congress to stay in session for duration of the war...
...And if past events cast their shadow afore, we can anticipate the kind of president he would make were the American people suddenly to weaken and elect him as chief executive...
...Each side cast from 90 to 100 proxies,'' Rose said, "so that the result would not bo changed if they were all thrown out by the courts...
...Eoth sides made charges that the other had used fraud and misrepresentation in gathering proxies from upstate committeemen, with Rose asserting that five left wing proxies had been repudiated by members who attended the meeting alter having Riven their proxies under misapprehension...
...The department of justice frowns upon a Kentucky distiller's plan for producing an "FDR...
...The Finnish workers and their movement maintained throughout their struggle a consciousness as part of the international working class and their responsibility for seeing that Finland did not become Just another front in the general European imperialist war...
...It will save $300,000 annually...
...Mayor LaGuardla of New York sums it up like this: "I have yet to hear any RepublicaVi candidate for president say anything except we must reduce expenditures, we must balance the budget, but we want to continue, relief and help the farmers...
...The period 1612-14 equals 100, WASHINGTON, n. C—The story of the strip mill anrl what it, has meant to the lives of thnunsnds of steel workers was told the TNF.C Apr...
...howvrr, that the president will step aside, rather than accept for third term...
...Both Glenn Frank and Tom Dewey have disclosed that, they don't know anything about the farm problem...
...Enterprise, the rest of the country might not never had hear of him...
...His selection suggests quite pointedly that the GOP proposes to raise its war chest, not from contributions from the rank and file, but by appealing to the fat cats...
...Garner, throughout the long 30 years in the house spoke infrequently, a description of his public service declares...
...Unions affected are Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Steel Workers Organizing committee...
...A lot of reactionary Republicans get a bad case of redeye from mere mention of those Initials...
...Red Plot' to Seize Control of ALP Loses New York Group Votes to Remain Loyal to New Deal NEW YORK CITY—American Labor party leaders asserted last week that a Communist conspiracy to capture the ALP and turn it against the New Deal and President Roosevelt had been definitely beaten at the recent state committee meeting...
...Farm Values Are Up Just a Bit WASHINGTON, D. C—An increase of about 1 per cent in the average of farm real estate values the country over during the 12 month sended Mar...
...His motto seems to be, "see nothing, do nothing, say nothing...
...Yet last year the Saturday Evening Post made profits of over $2,000,000, according to its own report...
...Total membership of alliated unions, AFL, CIO, and federal, was about 45,000...
...1, 1940, is reported by the Bureau of Agricultural Econimics...
...Says the Charlotte...
...New York politician, has been sold for $32,250...
...Burke of Nebraska, arch foe of the act, was soundly defeated...
...N. C. News: "Weir's appointment as GO.P...
...Hugh Johnson, columnist, who was NRA administrator during the first Roosevelt term says...
...UnKed Rubber Workers and American Newspaper guild, with a combined membership of about 6.000...
...LET JOE AND JOHN DO IT Sen...
...A bill requiring the deportation of alien spies and drug addicts has been vetoed by the president as "unnecessary...
...Present at the Socialist party convention In Washington was William Mutton of Flint, Mich., who is 85 years of age...
...Toronto District Trades and Labor Council, largest in Canada, has expelled all Canadian CIO delegates by a vote of 76 to 47...
...We had a physical majority of about 100 present In the hall...
...A though Morris Watson and Eugene Connolly, left wing leaders, plan to contest the election in the courts, the regular party organization leaders appeared confident the legality of the proceedings would be upheld...
...Then let any bewhiskered or mustached gentleman like Stalin or Hitler look cockeyed at the American flag and they'd regret it...
...All candidates of the left wing faction, which includes thousands of Communists who enrolled in the ALP last year, were beaten by majorities ranging from 100 to 120...
...Odds still are...
...He Is admiriably calculated to the purpose...
...During those 30 years he introduced just exactly—not a dozen bills: not even a half dozen bills, but Just two...
...Millions of voters will get their first Impression of the party's campaign by listening to the Keynote address...
...In these days of radio, the choice of the keynoter is more important than it used to be...
...The convention unanimously adopted the following resolution on Russia's Invasion of Finland: "We greet the heroic, though decimated, working class of Finland, which has resisted with all its strength the imperialist attack, led by a warmongering, blood-thirsty tyrant, of the ruthless totalitarian state...
...In addition to re-electing State Chairman Luigi Antoninl, Secretary Alex Rose and Treasurer Andrew R, Armstrong, the state committee picked 15 vice-chairmen and an executive committee of 41 members, all loyal to the present party leadership...
...Krueger has been active in liberal and labor circles in Chicago during recent months...
...Sen Johnson of California and Sen...
...brand of whisky...
...The same paper says that, primary results leave Taft as the offsetting candidate for Dewey...
...Gen...
...SOCIALIST CANDIDATES Maynard C. Krueger, University of Chicago professor, is the Socialist party candidate for vice-president...
...To avoid sending Americans in Norway Denmark, and Sweden through war zones in Norwegian waters, the state department has arranged their evacuation overland...
...He will be the running mate of Norman M. Thomas of New York, the presidential nominee...
...Neeley, West Virginia Democrat, suggests: "If I were president I would appoint John Lewiss secretary of the navy and Joe Louis secretary of war...
...A mid-June adjournment is planned by congressional leaders...
...is taken by third termers as a weapon for knocking other candidates on the head...
...Mutton takes pride in 40 continuous year sof membership in the Socialist party...
...Frank Fries of Illinois, defender of the labor act, was renominated by a four to one vote...
...J. A...
...To the scarcity of bills may be added his tendency to scarcity of speech...
...Wo pledge every practical aid and solidarity...
...Frederick M. Seiwer keynoted the Republican national convention, while Sen...
...Alben W. Barkley was the keynoter at the Democratic national meet . , . The CIO News says editorially that the recent primaries reveal how the American people feel about the Wagner labor relations act...
...President Roosevelt is now assured of the Labor Party's nomination if he should run for a third term," Rose said in a statement hailing the sweeping victory of the right wing majority...
...SOLID GOLD PIPES The gold dinner service that sewer contractors presented to the late John M. Philips...
...What they have given out could have been said by Herbert Hoover and much of H was said by him in 1932 and earlier—with disastrous results...
...finance chairman suggests that the GOP has learned nothing...
...The governor of New Jersey, according to a report, said the other day that the reason he is getting out of politics is that he wants to tell several people what he thinks of them...
Vol. 10 • April 1940 • No. 17
