Word: assistances
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...These circumstances . . . provide an illustration of worthy causes to which many of our contributions have been made. They also, in light of Mr. Roosevelt's statements, provide an illustration of the fact that, quite often, goodwill is not gained by our efforts to assist worth while agencies." Silent Secretary. In four prime respects the House Ways & Means Commit tee went wide of the specifications laid down by President Roosevelt. Instead of grading up surtaxes only on individual in comes of $1,000,000 or more, it began with middling $50,000 incomes. Instead of a corporation income tax grading...
...failed to win Dominion Status for India, thrilled 350,000,000 Indians anew by announcing at Calcutta, "India cannot ignore Benito Mussolini's threat against the dark-skinned people. Although India is under British rule, she is a member of the League of Nations, and fully entitled to assist against another nation, in a noncombatant...
...strongly urge that the proceeds of this tax should be specifically segregated and applied, as they accrue, to the reduction of the national debt. By so doing, we shall progressively lighten the tax burden of the average taxpayer, and, incidentally, assist in our approach to a balanced budget...
...perversion of democratic principles. Nor can I find assurance that we are "cursed with an antiquated economic system," and headed for faseiqui. On the contrary there are many fine minds in this country who hold, with Hearst, that high tariffs, naval supremacy, and freedom from foreign entanglements will assist the salvation of this country. You confuse, I am afraid, intolerance with freedom of belief. Tolerance requires analysis of both sides before a stand is taken. It is inability to understand the other side, even though one might not agree with it, that ends in rallies and petitions...
...Eastern Europe. It has re-secured its hold on the Little Entente, which has lately been looking toward Germany and Russia with sidelong interest. First of these to fall in line was Czechoslovakia, which last week signed with Russia practically a duplicate of the Franco-Russian Treaty of Mutual Assistance, with the proviso that neither is bound to assist the other if France does not. Furthermore, France has checkmated Germany for the present. And it has dislocated Britain's lofty balance-of-power role in the League of Nations. Last week M. Laval set out to articulate his future...