Word: blamed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fairly clear that ever since Mr. Ford pulled his company out of Wall Street back around 1920, he has been proud of escaping the fangs of financiers, and quick to blame them for all labor and political troubles. The amazing growth of the Ford Motor Company in the decade of the twenties as an independent concern without financial backing from outside has set an enviable precedent for small and large businesses that might wish to emulate its course. Yet, every business manager is not a Ford, and therefore big banking seems as inevitable a factor in the industrial picture...
...forces his namesake to resign from the Law School. More slanderous remarks have been made about a greater public official than was Mr. Curley, yet the does not see cause for his sons to withdraw from Cambridge. Professor Seavey's letter of apology and acceptance of the entire blame should end the affair at once. In addition, his hope that the resigned-to-be will return marks him as a true Boston gentleman, if not a better politician than Mr. Curley...
...think it is foolish of the boy to withdraw from the Law School because of a small thing like this," Seavey said, "I understand perfectly well how the boy felt and I don't blame him in the least." He added that he had mailed a letter to the boy apologizing for the slur...
...difference between the 10% and 15% proposals was chiefly that the 15% cut looked bigger but was not mandatory and might end up as no saving at all, depending on the President. This was a tempting proposition. Congressmen could take credit for promoting Economy, the President all blame for sinking it. Such was the temper of Congress, however, that Senators Robinson, Byrnes, McKellar and other, less regular, supporters of the Administration came out strongly against it, declaring that they preferred a certain 10% cut (about $350,000,000 net after fixed charges) in the hand, to a possible...
Lead-off man in the discussion was President Colby Mitchell Chester of the National Association of Manufacturers, prime salesman of U. S. Business to the Consumer (TIME, Sept. 28). Said he: "You cannot blame Management for expecting a note of responsibility to enter into such [collective bargaining] negotiations. . . . Industry invites-yes, eagerly welcomes-Labor's co-operation in the complicated problems confronting us. But Labor needs to visualize a bit more the predicament facing Management...