Word: mr
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...excellent and informative article on Paul McNutt in TIME, July 10, you overlook one fact of great importance; a fact which ought to be understood by the American people, since Mr. McNutt is already so much in the public eye and is so ambitious for the Presidency...
...TIME showed Mr. Thomas' letter to Mr. McNutt who replied as follows...
...Britain's concessions to Japan in China, plus educative efforts by Republican Senator Vandenberg, paved the way for denunciation by the Administration of the 1911 trade & navigation treaty with Japan. Gallup polls showing 51% of the voters in favor of clamping down on war materials for Japan assured Mr. Roosevelt that this was a popular thing to do. His own bent in international power politics made it desirable. He was glad to get out of the public doghouse...
...Senator Hatch of New Mexico called on Mr. Roosevelt to discuss with him, section by section, the new "Act to prevent pernicious political activities" which would hamstring the Roosevelt national political machine as well as take politics out of Relief (TIME, July 31). After their talk, Mr. Roosevelt, taking care not to imply that he would veto the act, ridiculed it as vague, unenforceable. Might a Federal employe affected by the bill attend a political rally? he asked. If his good friend were running for office, might that employe sit on the platform? Make a supporting speech? A voluntary contribution...
...gave the round to Lilienthal by authorizing an issue of bonds for the purchase of Tennessee Electric Power.* Congress-in much the same truculent mood as last week-carefully earmarked the money in the bill, thus ending the days of blank checks for TVA. Moreover, in announcing the purchase Mr. Lilienthal said it would complete TVA's purchasing-more or less implying the TVA was ready to call quits and not fight utilities outside the Valley...