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October 16, 1934
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
General Hugh S. Johnson delivers a dramatic farewell as NRA administrator, praising the organization's contributions over 15 months, urging loyalty to his successors, and vowing no future criticism or interference.
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LEAVE-TAKING
OF JOHNSON IS
DRAMATIC ONE
Loyalty for Successors Ex-
pressed Instead of Show-
ing
Bitterness
(Continued from Page One.)
institutions which
have done so much for our
country mentally,
morally, spiritually and materially
over the past 15 months."
For those chosen to succeed him his parting request was that "if
you love me as much as some of
you have protested I ask that they
be given the full measure of loyal-
ty and devotion that you have
given to me."
CRITICISM IS 'OUT'
One fact appears certain from
the reading of the text of the gen-
eral's message of farewell, and
that is for the present at least,
such criticism and controversy like-
ly to be embarrassing to the ad-
ministration has been outlawed as
far as he is concerned.
He is reported to be writing a
book detailing his experiences as
NRA administrator, but anyone
around Washington will bet his last
dollar that its pages will be free
of anything of this sort.
"I will never raise so much as a
little finger to influence . . . any-
thing about NRA," he promised.
"When you are out you are out."
OF JOHNSON IS
DRAMATIC ONE
Loyalty for Successors Ex-
pressed Instead of Show-
ing
Bitterness
(Continued from Page One.)
institutions which
have done so much for our
country mentally,
morally, spiritually and materially
over the past 15 months."
For those chosen to succeed him his parting request was that "if
you love me as much as some of
you have protested I ask that they
be given the full measure of loyal-
ty and devotion that you have
given to me."
CRITICISM IS 'OUT'
One fact appears certain from
the reading of the text of the gen-
eral's message of farewell, and
that is for the present at least,
such criticism and controversy like-
ly to be embarrassing to the ad-
ministration has been outlawed as
far as he is concerned.
He is reported to be writing a
book detailing his experiences as
NRA administrator, but anyone
around Washington will bet his last
dollar that its pages will be free
of anything of this sort.
"I will never raise so much as a
little finger to influence . . . any-
thing about NRA," he promised.
"When you are out you are out."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Johnson Farewell
Nra Administrator
Loyalty Successors
No Criticism
Historical Departure
What entities or persons were involved?
General Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
General Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson
Location
Washington
Story Details
General Johnson expresses dramatic farewell as NRA administrator, praising its contributions over 15 months, requesting loyalty for successors, and promising no criticism or interference.