WILL BE GUNNING FOR MR. TRUMAN
Received Mondav 7.25 p.m. NEW YORK, May 2(5. Mr. A. E. Whitney, president of the Brotlierliood of Trainmnien declared his Eldon would spend all its 47,000,000 dollars balance if necessarv to defeat President Truman at tlie next election. Mr. Whitney said President Truman 's handling of the railwav strike cost him lahour's jiolitical support and Presi dent Truman would never be President again. "He is a political accident, " declared Mr. Whitney. "Anywav lie never would have becoine President it Mr. Roosevelt had not died. We are the world 's richest labour organisa tion. Aly board of directors have already authorised nie to spend 2,500,000,000 dollars to defeat Congressmen who vote for the sliackling of labour legislation which President Truman lias proposed. I am going to spend it wlieve it does the most good. We mean to defeat eyerv Congressman who voted for that'Bill and all union labour will be witli us. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 28 May 1946, Page 5
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