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Senate adopts Byrd amendment condemning national defense strikes
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley telling President Roosevelt, "Chief, it was like this." He points to a large picture showing Senator Harry Byrd as a devil, using a pitchfork labeled "Public Sentiment," to prod a man labeled "Senate" into jumping over a cliff into a sea labeled "The Labor Vote." A piece of paper reads "Senate Adopts Byrd Amendment Condemning National Defense Strikes." In June 1941, the Senate passed an amendment to the Draft Bill expressing Congressional opposition to strikes in defense industries. The Senate was probably influenced in taking this step, offensive to labor, by evidence in the polls, showing that public sympathy for unions was declining. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislation--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Defense industry strikes--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Congress.--Senate--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Barkley, Alben William,--1877-1956. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Byrd, Harry Flood,--1887-1966. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Demons--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
