Word: demand
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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John L. Lewis' crude presentation of his campaign I. O. U. to Franklin Roosevelt last fortnight, his demand that the President now repay his political debt to Mr. Lewis by joining him in his war on General Motors (TIME, Feb. 1), put the New Deal in a highly uncomfortable position. By forcing the President to hand the C. I. O. chieftain a veiled but unmistakable rebuke, it left the New Deal appearing to side, against 3,500,000 friends, with those onetime pillars of the Liberty League, Alfred P. Sloan Jr. and the du Ponts...
Challenged Trotsky last week: "In official Moscow circles they begin to imply, al though in a very vague manner, the possibility of a demand for my extradition. I welcome this idea warmly. What is more, for my part, I demand that the Russian Government present such a request...
...crafters beamed on the attendance at last week's National Aviation Show because it showed not only that airline business was up but also that the younger generation of the U. S. is sky-minded as never before. As never before, too, are aircrafters able to satisfy the demand of would-be flyers with little cash. Seven years ago not a single plane in the Show cost less than $2,000. Last week there were several models within reach, both in price and cost of upkeep, of the average car owner...
Although details of the settlements which employees voted to accept are not yet available, it is known that beyond a wage increase, the basic demands of Harry Bridges, alien strike leader of the Coast, were not granted. Those demands were, of course, the now familiar request that his particular organization be granted the complete monopoly of furnishing men to the shipping companies. Mr. Bridges is not desirous of having his organization, the Maritime Federation, which includes all grades of seamen from cooks to mates, assume the responsibility for the safety of the passengers and cargoes. He is perfectly willing that...
...Bridges, determined to tie up the shipping on the Coast, and demonstrate his power, refused arbitration conferences then, and persisted in having his "basic demand" of the closed shop granted before any arbitration began. Instead of the active opposition used in 1934 the owners pursued a policy of watchful waiting, hoping the public would soon sicken of a strike which bade fair to dry up city after city on the Pacific Coast. The public, however, lulled into lethargy by such gilded phrases as "economic royalists", and "well warmed capitalists in well warmed clubs" that were on the lips...