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...Notable absentee: Idaho's Borah. Said he: "It's dangerous to listen to Roosevelt, because he could recite an example in algebra and make it interesting. When I want to know what he said I have to sit down and read it. Be assured I will read his speech...
...appointment of 43-year-old Jimmy Cromwell, amateur economist, amateur boxer, amateur politician, husband of wealthy ($53,000,000) Doris Duke, to the comfortable, socially pleasant, politically important post of Minister to Canada. Last week New Jersey's potent Frank Hague declared that Diplomat Cromwell would make an "ideal" New Jersey Senatorial candidate. Unkind Washington wags commented: "Jimmy Cromwell's appointment indicates that our relations with Canada are in the best possible condition...
Last week the Dies Committee chose the anniversary of the Palmer raids to make public its report of its 18-month investigation of un-American activities. Boiled down out of some 7,000 pages of testimony (3.773,600 words) taken from 205 witnesses, it was a document that no radical could have expected from the Dies Committee. Loudly critics have cried that Martin Dies was leading a witch hunt, that he was emulating A. Mitchell Palmer, that he was a Fascist, that he relied on hearsay and innuendo and accused individuals of Communist activities without giving them a chance...
Last week the Dies Committee chose the anniversary of the Palmer raids to make public its report of its 18-month investigation of un-American activities. Boiled down out of some 7,000 pages of testimony (3,773,600 words) taken from 205 witnesses, it was a document that no radical could have expected from the Dies Committee. Loudly critics have cried that Martin Dies was leading a witch hunt, that he was emulating A. Mitchell Palmer, that he was a Fascist, that he relied on hearsay and innuendo and accused individuals of Communist activities without giving them a chance...
Story was that, unless Chairman Dies agreed, a minority report would be issued that would make more difficult another appropriation from Congress to continue the Committee's work. Chairman Dies's secretary signed for him. Popular was the final version; general was the belief that the money would be forthcoming. But it was no triumph for Chairman Dies* (although Father Coughlin's Social Justice mentioned him for President), no triumph for Mr. Voorhis. If Chairman Dies could write no such report, neither could idealistic Mr. Voorhis battle through such an investigation. Triumph was for democratic government that...