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The Memorial Day Massacre elicited a public outcry in favor of the strikers, but the Little Steel companies stood firm. The steel companies refused to negotiate with the SWOC or recognize the union's legitimacy. The strike continued, along with much more violence, even after the Chicago incident. The steel companies began using propaganda and local antiunion committees to turn the public's sentiment away from the strikers. Officials from the Roosevelt administration soon began efforts to settle the strike. The president set up a Federal Steel Mediation Board in 1937 to investigate and search for a way to end the impasse; however, the group did not have any real power to enforce its recommendations. Eventually, President Roosevelt himself turned his back on the strikers, fearing that further support would hurt his chances in the 1940 election. At a press conference in late June, Roosevelt...
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