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...office on Capitol Hill. The Senator's outpourings have annoyed and embarrassed his Republican colleagues whose silent strategy is to give NRA all the rope it needs to hang itself. They explain Mr. Schall's blatant behavior on the ground that he fears that Minnesota's Farmer-Labor Governor Olson, identified with the whole Roosevelt program, will oppose him on his next senatorial campaign. Schallisms: "NRA no longer stands for National Recovery Act. It stands for National Ruin Association . . . [variant : National Racket Administration]. "Premier General Johnson - Wall Street partner of Barney Baruch, the broker- has declared...
...before of political dynamite. Battered by Depression, Canada was ripe for change. Her prairie provinces, after years of low grain prices and inspired by the New Deal across the border, were ready for political revolt. The C.C.F. (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, nicknamed "Cocofed"), a radical organization not unlike the U.S. Farmer-Labor Party, was preparing to raise hob. Canada's banks had stood unharmed through the Depression, but the West was bitter against them for not lending more money at lower rates. Bank scandals in the U.S. prompted Canadians to demand a similar airing of Canadian banking. Proposals were made...
...steps of the Minnesota State Capitol last week marched several hundred bonuseers, destitute farmers, city jobless and professional relief seekers. Down the steps to greet them marched big bluff Floyd Bjerstjerne Olson, only Farmer-Labor Governor in the land. The State Senate, preponderantly conservative, was still mulling over the Olson relief program. The theme of the marchers' plea was: "Tax the rich to feed the poor...
...Coxey, Farmer-Labor...
...Voted to unseat Peter Granata, Republican, as Representative of the 8th Illinois District and to seat Stanley H. Kunz, Democrat, in his place. House lineup: Democrats, 221; Republicans, 211; Farmer-Labor, 1; vacancies...