BOB, JR., URGES HOUSE ACT ON ERIKSON DAY
Bob, Jr., Urges House Act on Erikson Day Resolution Has Passed Senate; Now in Committee WASHINGTON, D. C.—A strong appeal to leaders of the house of representatives to act promptly on his...
...In his appeal for early action, Sen...
...9 as Leif Erikson day was made last week by Sen...
...La Follette said: "Recent events in Europe have made us acutely aware of the Scandinavian extraction of many of our people and of the heritage which the men and women from the north of Europe have brought with them and have contributed to American history and tradition...
...The La Follette resolution passed the senate at the last regular session and is now awaiting consideration before the judiciary committee of the house...
...Now in Committee WASHINGTON, D. C.—A strong appeal to leaders of the house of representatives to act promptly on his resolution authorizing the president to establish Oct...
...Consequently I am hopeful that the subcommittee (in charge of the resolution) will not consider this resolution as just another sectional request, but as a provision for the annual celebration of one of the greatest of our American antecedents...
...Robert M. La Follette Jr...
Vol. 10 • June 1940 • No. 25
