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Died. Grenville Temple Emmet, 60, U. S. Minister to Austria; of double pneumonia after a two-day illness; in Vienna. Minister Emmet, a great-grand-nephew of famed Irish Patriot Robert Emmet, was a onetime law partner of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, onetime (1934-37) U. S. Minister to The Netherlands. He assumed the Austrian Ministry just ten days before his death...
High-spot of the two-day conclave was the aggressive speech of Professor Nystrom. Introduced by Chairman Roosevelt Mr. Nystrom, an authority on business trends, lashed out at irresponsibility of labor unions in a way which just as visibly embarrassed the President's son as it delighted the audience. Said he: ". . . There is resistance [on the part of employers], not to collective bargaining per se, but to what lies behind it. Unfortunately, to many employers, it looks as if any invitation, either of labor to management or of management to labor, to sup at a common table is likely...
...most occupational groups in the U. S. the Governors of the States and Territories have a formal trade association-the Governors' Conference with headquarters and an executive secretary in Washington. And Governors have conventions. Last week they assembled in a traditional convention spot, Atlantic City, for their annual two-day outing. Only 22 went in person, some of the rest dispatching representatives. New Jersey's Hoffman played host, greeting the guests with a band, a claque of uniformed veterans, a platoon of State troopers, a motorcade of ten cars with gubernatorial license plates...
...Black Boys' third and last attack on Fort Loudon was for the purpose of getting back eight guns confiscated from the first prisoners. After a two-day attack the Fort ran up a white flag, surrendered the guns. In addition Commandant Grant agreed to evacuate the Fort altogether, acting on orders from General Gage, who considered it was the simplest...
John L. Lewis, C.I.O. chief, and Phillip LaFollette, Governor of Wisconsin, will be the principal speakers at the annual meeting of the Business School Alumni Association on June 18 and 19. Over 400 are expected to attend the two-day gathering...