Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...present bookings in May. The Swedish quota will probably be filled in June. This is a great difference from last year when only about 47% of the quotas from northwestern Europe was filled. It is ample evidence that the immigration law is more than a restrictive measure. The labor demand in this country, not being satisfied by the allowed number of southern European immigrants, attracts from the north more immigrants than would come under unrestricted immigration...
...surplus of workers is great, the unions can be weakened, if not actually destroyed, by "open shop" contracts which penalize the worker with discharge if he keeps his union card. But when business begins to revive, as it is reviving now, and unemployment vanishes, the demand for labor is too keen, and the opportunities of quick profits are too tempting to hazard the cost and wastefulness of strikes. It is then more feasible to admit unionism, even the closed shop, and to grant wage increases commensurate with the rise in prices...
Telegram from the Vice President of the United States to a citizen: " I believe the people will demand the renomination and re-election of President Harding because of the great record of accomplishment of his leadership. I have no announcement to make at this time of my own plans for the future...
...clear that if Germany meant war, she would find Britain against her. . . .Hotfoot on our track came a messenger. Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer go at once to Sir Edward Grey? Mr. Lloyd George stopped abruptly and turning to me said: ' That's my speech. The Germans may demand my resignation as they did Delcass?...
Easily the most important of these is the Text Book Loan Library. Despite the loss of a few books on which deposits have been forfeited, the Library has continued to grow and now contains some 3,000 volumes. Many of these books, however, are not in demand and add nothing to the value of the Library, and it would seem to be the sensible thing to sell them at the best available price, securing with the proceeds second hand books for which the demand is greater than the supply. During the past year the Library has been enlarged...