NEWS OF WEEK AT WASHINGTON
THE PEOPLE'S FORUM CONTROL OF ( RF:DIT Portland. Oregon, Jan. 22 It should be unnecessary to further contend tfith the Progressive that the economic stress of the nation has its foundation in the...
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...Economically, the producing masses of this nation are facing a greater bondage and serfdom, than that which confronted the colonies iiy 1775, which called forth the immortal oration of Patrick Henry: "Ls life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery...
...At that time they had the great, God-given, resources of this continent...
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...It should be plain to every normal, thinking mind that the power of the dollar determines the economic status of the nation and the world...
...Jan .14.'—Will say I am more than pleased with The Progressive as it gives us the other side of what is going on in our legislature and is not afraid of the truth...
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...I must confess that I do not feel in harmony with the spirit of The Progressive...
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...Carl D. Thompson, Sec'y, Public Ownership League of America, writes me: "We note what you ?ay, about the money trust being the parent of all trusts, etc...
...What will the next generation think of us, that we left the big money men get the best of us...
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...The World Court is of exclusively British make and simply means that our American boys will have to bleed whenever Downing Street and Wall Street issue the word of command...
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...Hoen, WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE V. S. INTO THE WORLD COURT Philadelphia, Jan...
...threshing time wheat was $1.30 at the local elevator...
...WANTS TO GET ON THE HONOR ROLL [Stoughton...
...After I get done stripping tobacco...
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...28, 1929 contains a reprint of an article which appeared In New Republic under the caption of "Not So Merry at White House...
...now with Hoover's farm board in operation wheat is 98 cents...
...The press, pulpit and schools are muzzled...
...STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION (Baconton, Georgia, Dec...
...no Andrew Jacksons, no Lincolns left in this nation...
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...I say it is too bad that not the majority of our lawmakers" should be on the lookout for the common people, and help to keep up the standard of the American home...
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...I have been a booster for La Follette's since the first issue...
...There is a crying need of papers like yours to warn us of the Impending dangers of monopolistic rule and ruin...
...So far from subscribing to the view that "everybody concedes that we are really going in," I hold with the Gaelic American (vide the issue of Dee...
...Not that any one who is altogether s'alie wants these hogs to have all the protection and privilege this government can give,.but I'm...
...afraid we will, have to catch up with Russia, unless there is some relief from the hogs death grip on the masses...
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...You are waking up American citizens in defense against cowards who have been stealing our liberty and rights which tends to entelavc forever our young generation far more than has been done the masses in Russia by former mon-archs...
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...14, 19291 that "nine-tenths of the American people are opposed to any departure from the time honoured foreign policy of the United States...
...These hirelings of Wall Street,haven't the backbone to use honest tactics but use politicians like Dill to rob us...
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...Root and the journalistic advocates of the World Court are dancing to the tune of the American financiers who find it necessary to bolster up the British empire...
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...The Progressive, which should have been out long ago...
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...That common sense fact, however, never seems to occur to them, and the question comes, what shall the harvest be...
...13.'—Am pleased with a weekly instead of a monthly paper, however, I do not think you will ever be able to better dear old La Fol-lette's Magazine...
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...Your talk may sound rough to some but if these contemptible rascals who arc fighting you had their toes stepped on in proportion as the masses have by these pirates there would not be available sufficient words in the vocabulary dictionary of the human races that they would not make use of...
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...22 It should be unnecessary to further contend tfith the Progressive that the economic stress of the nation has its foundation in the private ownership and control—for private profit—of the nation's credit and medium of exchange...
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...The student of history, however, need not be told how much a British promise is worth.—W...
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Vol. 1 • February 1930 • No. 9
