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...hatred now directed against the New Deal is clearly deep and sincere. The list of Southern grievances is long: "coddling" of the Negro, "coddling" of labor, attacks on the poll tax, upping of Southern pay scales, failure to redress discriminatory freight rates, the 1938 Purge. But the Southerners' anger is also compounded of resentment against long-continued rebuffs and slights. And their passion is fiercely personal, not only against the President but even more bitterly against the White House inner circle-Harry Hopkins, Dave Niles, Sam Rosenman, Felix Frankfurter-whose group tactlessness in dealing with Congress has long been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hate Debate | 12/20/1943 | See Source »

...criticism of the Army is that while some concessions have been made to the Negro, he is continually being treated as a second-class citizen. A revision of the War Department policy of segregation as a solution to racial problems; methods of educating the Army to the racial issues; redress of the prejudiced actions of military and civilian police towards colored soldiers; and better attitudes from white soldiers are the changes present dislocated traditions can bring; changes that are stepping stones to a more democratic future for the Negro. Although he still remains skeptical about the protestations of Americans asserting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BRASS TACKS | 3/15/1943 | See Source »

...four new ones (Essex, Independence, Princeton and Lexington) has been announced, and they should soon be going into service. Some time next year Japan may well face a U.S. carrier increase of one or more per month. In the meantime the U.S. must do what it can to redress the unfavorable carrier balance with land-based aircraft from forward bases like Guadalcanal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Figures Can Lie | 11/9/1942 | See Source »

Newspapers are not always careful about their unbridled ability to sway opinion, and so sometimes yield to the temptation to shade the truth to their desires, PARTICULARLY AROUND ELECTION TIMES. In such times the public has little redress, but if the abuse goes too far, the liberty of the newspapers will one of these days likewise be curtailed. Democracy acts this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 2, 1942 | 11/2/1942 | See Source »

...case of the People v. DeWitt might presently reach Congress in the shape of a petition demanding redress. Months of controversy had climaxed in a set of high crime & misdemeanor charges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: Judge v. General | 8/10/1942 | See Source »

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