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Dates: during 1929-1929
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...request of President Green of the American Federation of Labor. Quickly uprose in protest North Carolina's two Senators?white-haired, old-fashioned Lee Slater Overman and small, grey-foxy Furnifold McLendel Simmons. They could see no good reason for an inquiry into North Carolina's labor troubles???and antiquated labor laws. Senator Simmons declared that if there was to be a textile strike investigation, let it include Massachusetts as well as the South. Senator Overman, pulling himself heavily to his feet, opposed investigations "costing hundreds of thousands of dollars which do not amount to that" (a snap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: War of Attrition | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

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