Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...teams for the use of facilities, it has excepted certain sections of the group. Obviously, the sum taken in from the tax should be made as large as possible; but if merely for reasons of fairness, all should be charged, in proportion to equipment used, alike. The University demands of the H.A.A. a reduction of the deficit, so far as possible; the student body has an equal right to demand of the Association a fair tax, and general regard for their interests...
...promised the world to work for an arbitration treaty with the U. S. He promised his countrymen to work for "reasonable revision" of the Washington and London naval treaties. The Navy Minister, Admiral Mineo Osumi, also sounded off last week: "We are dissatisfied with present limitations and will demand a change of ratios at the next conference...
Dollars sank last week to the lowest level since the U. S. quit the gold standard -65?. Because President Roosevelt had not yet seen fit to devalue the dollar, the price is determined by supply & demand in international exchange. And because the U. S. has a 'favorable trade balance, demand is normally greater than supply. Whence the dollar flood that has eaten away 35? of every 100? in each U. S. dollar since last April? Continental money-changers, canniest of whom are reputed to be "the Greeks," delight in selling dollars short, but bankers know that that accounted...
...educated to use their leisure pleasantly. Sir Frederick believes that British Broadcasting Corp., a government licensed monopoly, will take charge of such education. Sir Josiah Stamp, economist, was altogether pessimistic on the subject. Science, argued he, should be curbed. It is producing new goods which destroy the demand for old. That process tends to wipe out old industries, causes economic waste. There should be a referee system to control the exploitation of new "direct discoveries" and stimulate the production of "derivative discoveries" which established concerns can use in their business. One method of control would be to force the price...
...speculators. To this I will add that neither should we permit it to become a football for politicians. . . . We [Brooklyn Trust Co.] made an analysis of all applications for business loans ranging from $2,000 upwards received during the first eight months of this year. . . . We found that the demand for business credit had shrunk 50% from the corresponding period in the preceding year-which was itself a slack period. We also found that we had granted 81% of all the business credit applied for. ... I want to suggest that other bankers analyze all of their policies ... be prepared...