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...Frank and Mumford could not have resigned because of our "do-nothing" policy, because they demanded no action that The New Republic was not also demanding. They avoided recommending, for instance, that the U. S. declare war on Germany. Their 13,000 words of dissent were on general philosophical and intellectual grounds, carefully avoiding debate on concrete policy...
...Dissent among officers, as to whether they ought to steam out, be captured and get the thing over with, makes some of the ships angry nests of intrigue. When one captain fell ill, a subordinate begged the ship's doctor to dope him so they could head home. While another captain was ashore, the first officer ordered the engines started, but the first engineer stalled for time until the captain returned. With patrolling British warships frequently in plain sight offshore, escape looks hopeless...
...Democratic Party." Local Union 2399 in Richeyville, Pa. similarly instructed its Delegate Elgie Crawford. Delegate E. D. Hosey of Minden, W. Va. announced that his home folks were baffled and "backing President Roosevelt 100% for a third term." Like-minded were 26 more locals, 27 delegates who dared dissent from disgruntled Mr. Lewis. His resolutions committee, framing a formal expression for the convention, made nary a mention of Franklin Roosevelt, soothingly referred to Labor and the Democratic Party in the 1940 campaign as "we." ("It is necessary if the welfare of Labor and the people are to be considered . . . that...
TIME'S law is accurate, but from TIME'S facts I dissent...
This week Chief Justice Hughes stood up, spoke through his thinning thicket of milk-white whiskers a decision in favor of the Government's view, said: "We cannot believe that Congress intended to create so great a breach in historic remedies and sanctions." There was no dissent,* and back went the case to Chicago, where the milk monopolists will now be tried...