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UMW worker before Civil Liberties. Washington, D.C., April 21. James Westmoreland from Harlan County, Ky., appeared before the Civil Liberties Committee at the Capitol and told how the Harlan County Coal Company had discharged men, approximately 75 men, for union activity. Westmoreland also said company police guarded his home and at one time ran his sister-in-law out of my home by warning her that she had better leave the house, 4/21/1937

UMW worker before Civil Liberties. Washington, D.C., April 21. James W...

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Declares at Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., March 17. Paul S. Litchfield, President of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, told the Lafollette Civil Liberties Committee today that while his firm recognized "outside unions" it kept an elaborate "company union" which is known as the "the industrial assembly", and it comprises an assembly and Senate, much as the state legislature. Acting in a capacity similar to a state Governor, the manager has power to disapprove assembly actions, he added

Declares at Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., March 17. Pau...

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George A. Patterson, C.I.O. Organizer from Chicago who testified before Civil Liberties Committee, Patterson was in charge of all strike for Memorial Day riots

George A. Patterson, C.I.O. Organizer from Chicago who testified befor...

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UMW worker before Civil Liberties. Washington, D.C., April 21. James Westmoreland from Harlan County, Ky., appeared before the Civil Liberties Committee at the Capitol and told how the Harlan County Coal Company had discharged men, approximately 75 men, for union activity. Westmoreland also said company police guarded his home and at one time ran his sister-in-law out of my home by warning her that she had better leave the house, 4211937

UMW worker before Civil Liberties. Washington, D.C., April 21. James W...

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Testifies before Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C. March 11. Robert Shannon, Vice President of the Radio Corporation of America Manufacturing Co. testified before the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee today how he engaged 200 guards and an additional number of "Missionary" workers for strikebreaking duty last summer at Camden, New Jersey

Testifies before Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C. March 11....

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Testimony of Chicago cop climaxes stormy session of Civil Liberties Committee. Washington D.C. July 1. Testimony of Sergt. Lawrence Lyons, Chicago police officer in charge of one of the details participating in the Memorial Day riot in which 10 marching steel strikers were killed, climaxed a stormy hearing before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today. He assumed a beligerent attitude in his denial that the police were "murderers". His testimony was frequently punctuated by the hisses of the spectators at the hearing and when he clashed with Chairman Lafollette. 7/1/37

Testimony of Chicago cop climaxes stormy session of Civil Liberties Co...

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Testifies before Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C. March 11. Robert Shannon, Vice President of the Radio Corporation of America Manufacturing Co. testified before the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee today how he engaged 200 guards and an additional number of "Missionary" workers for strikebreaking duty last summer at Camden, New Jersey

Testifies before Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C. March 11....

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Testimony of Chicago cop climaxes stormy session of Civil Liberties Committee. Washington D.C. July 1. Testimony of Sergt. Lawrence Lyons, Chicago police officer in charge of one of the details participating in the Memorial Day riot in which 10 marching steel strikers were killed, climaxed a stormy hearing before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today. He assumed a beligerent attitude in his denial that the police were "murderers". His testimony was frequently punctuated by the hisses of the spectators at the hearing and when he clashed with Chairman Lafollette. 7137

Testimony of Chicago cop climaxes stormy session of Civil Liberties Co...

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George A. Patterson, C.I.O. Organizer from Chicago who testified before Civil Liberties Committee, Patterson was in charge of all strike for Memorial Day riots

George A. Patterson, C.I.O. Organizer from Chicago who testified befor...

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Declares at Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., March 17. Paul S. Litchfield, President of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, told the Lafollette Civil Liberties Committee today that while his firm recognized "outside unions" it kept an elaborate "company union" which is known as the "the industrial assembly", and it comprises an assembly and Senate, much as the state legislature. Acting in a capacity similar to a state Governor, the manager has power to disapprove assembly actions, he added

Declares at Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., March 17. Pau...

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