Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...considers the bonus likely to pass. This will call for much additional revenue. If any tax tinkering is undertaken, the LaFollette group will use every means to amend the bill by adding excess profits taxes, and larger income surtaxes. This result Senator Smoot and the regular Republicans are anxious to avoid. To meet the bonus, if it comes, regular Republicans will want every cent that is now being raised-they will want more, in fact, and even talk of using the British Debt payments for the purpose. But at all costs they want to avoid tinkering with the tax laws...
...regulations give rise to some delicate international questions. Government officials, anxious to avoid complications, may be expected to draft the new regulations " with discretion." Theoretically a ship carrying liquor, bound for example, from the Bermudas to Canada, would, if its course should chance to come within the three mile limit of the United States, be subject to seizure for illegal importation and transportation of liquor. It is understood, however, that no seizures of foreign vessels will be made; that at most the liquor will be confiscated and certain other penalties imposed. Besides, foreign ships will be allowed to bring into...
...Russia protesting against a series of Soviet actions against the British and demanding the release of a British trawler captain whom the Bolsheviki have imprisoned for fishing in Russian Avaters. Asked by Colonel J. C. Wedgwood (Laborite) whether the Government was aware that the British people is not anxious to precipitate another war, Mr. McNeill answered : " I am perfectly aware of that; it is for that reason that the Government has taken the action...
...note is described in its text as a proclamation and starts off with: " The Government of the Republic, anxious to contribute its share to a movement for peace and to found it on principles that will give governmental stability and otherwise prove of value to the nation, hereby proclaims its readiness to negotiate an immediate cessation of hostilities...
From a mechanical job folding Congressional speeches and putting them into envelopes he became secretary to one Congressman, then to another?a more successful one. Things were booming. Then a love affair cost him his job. He turned to newspaper work and discovered how many anxious organizations and individuals are ready to pay to get their names in the papers and how valuable a young, presentable bachelor may make himself in the incessant social life of Washington. He capitalized both discoveries and soon made connections with a large, conservative, lobbying organization while doing unofficial press agent work...