Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...almost unanimously opposed to war. The question how to end war is not so universally agreed upon. Emotional appeals, however, can never answer the question. Future wars will be averted only when the young men who are used for fodder refuse to follow the martial music and stubbornly demand that differences arising between nations be settled in a more rational, civilized manner. Anti-war organizations must be enthusiastic about their cause and must be continuously active, but no appreciable good for the cause will be gained by marching around displaying placards or shouting anathemas against war, especially in such...
...socialism is undeniable; but capitalism of the old self-seeking type travelling a road marked by cycles of increasingly intensified depression, now appears only to have been scotched, but not despatched at the 1929 crossroads. The guide posts to reform are being ignored on every side, and the demand becomes more insistent for a return to the era of unrestricted profits. It is indeed discouraging when crusaders such as Welter Lippmann, Johnson and others become apologists...
Administration leaders in the House moved today to choke off the mounting Congressional demand for inflation...
...President had promised still further restorations of pensions to veterans for the sake of preserving his New Deal principle. Said he: "What you and I are seeking is justice and fairness. . . . It goes without saying that I shall not hesitate to make further changes if the principles of justice demand them. . . . My disapproval of this bill is not based solely on the consideration of dollars and cents. . . . You and I are concerned with the principles herein enunciated...
Before it passed the House measure last week the Senate upped the tax provision to 75% of the market price, limited the law's operation to one year and finally, at the demand of North Carolina's Bailey, tacked on an amendment which would practically nullify the whole purpose of the bill. The amendment allowed each & every cotton farmer to gin at least six tax-free bales, regardless of quota. Inasmuch as there are about 2,000,000 cotton farmers, that meant a total of 12,000,000 bales even before restrictions were applied...