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To get his bold reform through Congress, Mr. Roosevelt characteristically asks for general authority and leaves the details to be worked out after Congress has handed over the sword; in other words, when it is too late to change anything. The President complains he is so overworked that he cannot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLDING UP THE MIRROR | 1/14/1937 | See Source »

The superficial causes of the conflict were incredibly trivial. At General Motors' Fisher Body plant in Cleveland early in the week the management postponed a meeting with a shop grievance committee from 11 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. A few key metal workers belonging to United Automobile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Prelude to Battle | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

In Kansas City last week Leader Lewis let General Motors feel his whip when 2,450 employes of its Fisher body and Chevrolet assembly plants "sat down" at their jobs in protest against discharge of a U. A. W. employe. In Detroit. 1.500 employes of National Automotive Fibres, Inc. (floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Strikes-of-the-Week | 12/28/1936 | See Source »

Having polished off the power men, Mr. Landis turned to the course of Recovery and its control, challenging "those in control of industry and finance" thus: "You cannot forget that the last recovery was your recovery and that it almost destroyed you. Fairly or unfairly, you became the scapegoats of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Challenge | 12/14/1936 | See Source »

Read the Putsch Pasha's communique: "His Majesty the King Has requested me to discharge the present Government and form another Ministry under Hikmat Bey Suleiman [a creature of the Pasha's] . . . our Movement has no object except realization of the happiness of the people . . . our mission is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAK: Pasha's Putsch | 11/9/1936 | See Source »

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