The document includes a letter from George B. Schwabe, a member of the United States House of Representatives, expressing his opposition to a bill regarding foreign trade agreements and tariffs. He believes that high protective tariffs benefit the laboring class and is against giving the President or a tariff commission the authority to fix tariffs. The document also includes a response from members of Local 671 in Picher, Oklahoma, expressing their concerns about the bill's potential impact on the mining industry and urging Schwabe to vote against it.

Click on the image to view full PDF.

Protecting American Jobs: The Fight Against H.R. 2652

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_38_0002
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Protecting American Jobs: The Fight Against H.R. 2652
Date Created:
1945-04-17
EDTF:
1945-04-17
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
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:
The document includes a letter from George B. Schwabe, a member of the United States House of Representatives, expressing his opposition to a bill regarding foreign trade agreements and tariffs. He believes that high protective tariffs benefit the laboring class and is against giving the President or a tariff commission the authority to fix tariffs. The document also includes a response from members of Local 671 in Picher, Oklahoma, expressing their concerns about the bill's potential impact on the mining industry and urging Schwabe to vote against it.
Congress:
78th (1943-1945)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 38, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages