Mrs. Bette Lou Vandever Hughes sent a telegram to George B. Schwabe suggesting that the House follow the lead of the Senate on the Byrd Amendment and take immediate drastic action on the railroad strike. Schwabe responded that he is doing everything he can to protect the public from labor racketeers and the current administration, which he believes is responsible for the economic crisis. He also mentioned staying on the job in Washington, D.C., instead of focusing on political campaigns like other Congressmen.

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Urgent Message Regarding Byrd Amendment and Railroad Strike

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_62_0006
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Urgent Message Regarding Byrd Amendment and Railroad Strike
Date Created:
1946-05-24
EDTF:
1946-05-24
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
Mrs. Bette Lou Vandever Hughes sent a telegram to George B. Schwabe suggesting that the House follow the lead of the Senate on the Byrd Amendment and take immediate drastic action on the railroad strike. Schwabe responded that he is doing everything he can to protect the public from labor racketeers and the current administration, which he believes is responsible for the economic crisis. He also mentioned staying on the job in Washington, D.C., instead of focusing on political campaigns like other Congressmen.
Topic:
Public Works--United States, New Deal, 1933-1939
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 62, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages