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After what you fellows have done to that critter there's nothing left but to bury it
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Senators Joseph O'Mahoney, Claude Pepper, and Elbert Thomas as doctors in white coats trying to resuscitate a nearly dead patient labeled "Manpower Legislation." Representative Andrew J. May, shown as a country doctor with a top hat, remarks disgustedly, "After what you fellows have done to that critter, there's nothing left but to bury it." With the Germans on the verge of surrender, the Roosevelt Administration began to fear that civilian workers in crucial war jobs might leave, despite the fact that Japan remained to be defeated. Congressman May sponsored a bill that would have "frozen" workers in certain jobs, under penalty of being drafted. In the Senate, a committee recommended drastic modifications, reducing it to a "voluntary" plan, but even that was too strong to pass. In the end, the plan came to nothing. |
| 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) | Pepper, Claude,--1900- |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislators--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Physicians--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Thomas, Elbert Duncan,--1883-1953. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Political aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | O'Mahoney, Joseph C.--(Joseph Christopher)--1884-1962. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | May, Andrew Jackson,--1875-1959. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
