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Fiorello Henry LaGuardia. The 103rd Mayor of New York City (second tough est political job in the U. S.) is the greatest paradox of all the leaders. Thought of as an utter New Yorker, the duck-bottomed Little Flower spent his years from three to 20 in South Dakota, Arizona, Florida, is as Western as Nebraska's Norris, Wisconsin's La Follettes, Idaho's Borah. He talks the most direct American language of any leader, speaks Italian, German, Croatian, Yiddish, French, Spanish. Short, rubbery, unmilitary, he is a U. S. Army Air Corps major and a veteran...
...corrupt U. S. cities Milwaukee in the early 19005 was one of the most corrupt. In 1916, its disgusted German-immigrant voters quit old-line parties and elected as mayor a tall, lanky, unkempt Irishman-a Socialist. So thorough a job of housecleaning did Daniel Webster Hoan do in Milwaukee that his townsmen re-elected him six times without a break. Under May or Hoan's 24-year administration, Milwaukee became one of the best-run cities in the U. S. Chief carping came from bankers, utility men, real-estate owners protesting that "Uncle Dan," bearing the Socialist label...
...Mayor went on to make a plea for the continuation and extension of government social services, and vigorously opposed wage-cutting and scaling down of unemployment relief. He urged the establishment of uniform taxes and labor standards, the continuation of public works to alleviate chronic unemployment, and the shortening of the working week to put more men to work...
...Senior dinner the Mayor was introduced by Elliott C. Cutler '09, president of the Alumni Association, who spoke briefly on the organization of Harvard's alumni. Langdon P. Marvin, Jr., '41 presided at the Indoor Athletic Building meeting...
...Brooks House is concerned there is little justification for the term "double-cross," used to characterize Mr. Marvin's actions. Brooks House was interested in securing the Mayor for a speech at our conference and hoped that he could appear either Friday or Saturday. We combined our invitation with that of Mr. Marvin, and we were naturally disappointed to learn from Marvin who carried on the correspondence that the Mayor simply was not available for either of these two days. We do, however, think that what Mayor La Guardia has to say is of paramount importance. We were therefore glad...