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Editorial
March 5, 1951
Trainman News
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
H. C. Larson from Bellevue, Ohio, criticizes President Truman's stance on railroad workers by adapting Tom Paine's words to portray it as tyrannical oppression akin to slavery.
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BELLEVUE, Ohio--With a few changes, one of Tom Paine's most famous statements can be made to describe the attitude of President Truman toward the railroad men, says H. C. Larson, Nickel Plate general chairman.
Substituting the name of President Truman (the Missouri Dictator, says Larson), and leaving out one qualifying phrase, here is the restatement of oppression from Tom Paine:
". . . Truman, with an army to enforce his tyranny, has declared that he has a right to bind us 'in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER' and if being bound in that manner is not slavery, then there is not such a thing as slavery upon earth.
Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God."
BELLEVUE, Ohio--With a few changes, one of Tom Paine's most famous statements can be made to describe the attitude of President Truman toward the railroad men, says H. C. Larson, Nickel Plate general chairman.
Substituting the name of President Truman (the Missouri Dictator, says Larson), and leaving out one qualifying phrase, here is the restatement of oppression from Tom Paine:
". . . Truman, with an army to enforce his tyranny, has declared that he has a right to bind us 'in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER' and if being bound in that manner is not slavery, then there is not such a thing as slavery upon earth.
Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God."
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Truman Tyranny
Railroad Men
Tom Paine Quote
Labor Oppression
Missouri Dictator
What entities or persons were involved?
President Truman
Tom Paine
H. C. Larson
Nickel Plate
Railroad Men
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of President Truman's Attitude Toward Railroad Men
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical, Comparing To Tyranny And Slavery
Key Figures
President Truman
Tom Paine
H. C. Larson
Nickel Plate
Railroad Men
Key Arguments
Truman's Attitude Toward Railroad Men Is Tyrannical, Like Binding In All Cases Whatsoever
Such Unlimited Power Is Akin To Slavery And Belongs Only To God