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Red Day on Capitol Hill.
- Source :
- New Republic; 12/23/31, Vol. 69 Issue 890, p153-155, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 1931
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Abstract
- Describes a hunger march led in Washington, D.C., demanding for unemployment relief package. Description of the hunger marchers; Deliberation on finance of these marchers; Discussion of the appearance and composition of the marchers; Arrival of a senator to enter into the Capitol; Ambience in the Capitol; Situation in the square between the Capitol and the Congressional Library; Entry of a band playing various tunes; Banners and slogans in the march; Presence of cameramen and reporters; Attempt of the leader of the hunger marchers to enter in Capitol building; Response of Senators looking at the marchers; Ambience in the U.S. House; Election of John Nance Garner, a Democrat, as the speaker of the House; Activities of the ladies of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Washington; View that people got a sense of cheer out of the parade of the marchers; Meeting of a delegation of marchers with William Green of American Federation of Labor; Description of the final meeting of hunger marchers in the Washington Auditorium; Discussion of a dance marathon downstairs in the Auditorium.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00286583
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 890
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- New Republic
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 15025506