Word: benefits
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week the onslaught on the tariff law began. Senator Capper (Republican) declared outright that it must be modified to benefit the farmer. Senator Wheeler, Representative Rainey, ex-Senator Walsh of Massachusetts (Democrats) joined the fray for lower tariffs. And in its midst complaints against the tariff law per se were made by others. Dr. F. W. Taussig of Harvard, the first Chairman of the Tariff Commission, an eminent economist and writer, attacked the use of the Commission for partisan purpose. He told a gathering of economists in Manhattan: "The temptation will always be present...
Conflict of Principle. The Administration classes this sort of proposition loosely as price fixing (TIME, Jan. 4), holds that it will not benefit the farmers permanently, holds that somebody will have to stand a great financial loss?and does not want the Government to be the loser. Whether or not these measures would leave the Government to pay the bill depends on their details?not yet announced by Messrs. Capper and Dickinson. Whether the Administration would permit private organizations to take a risk which they regard as unsound for the Government to assume, is a matter of policy not announced...
...Gauches* has allegedly been resurrected. They twitted the Premier with adroit insinuations that the Cartellist Ministers?Chautemps (Interior), Deladier (Education), Durafour (Labor), Renoult (Justice)?were about to resign from the Cabinet, thereby discrediting the Briand Government and paving the way for a purely Cartel Ministry. For the benefit of everyone within hearing the Briand throat was cleared. His luxuriant tufted jungle of hair seemed to dilate as he cast a swift piercing glance about...
...Dartmouth Alumni six will meet a team composed of former University Hockey stars, headed by George Owen '23, in a contest at the Boston Arena, January 14, for the benefit of the Ellis Memorial Fund...
...possibilities involved in a chain of 500 newspapers under a single control! Such a faculty could be so maintained as no college could support; the greatest authors, artists, engineers, essayists and statesmen could write with authority on every question of importance, each of 500 papers getting the benefit of these great minds, while maintaining its individuality on purely local matters...