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Ever since the National Government came into power it was understood that one of its chief duties would be to enact a general tariff. But last week four Cabinet Ministers, free traders all their lives, gagged and refused to swallow the tariff. They were wizened Viscount Snowden, Sir Herbert Samuel, Sir Donald MacLean and Sir Archibald Sinclair. From a solemn Cabinet at No. 10 Downing St., Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald emerged with an announcement: Cabinet members who were unable to agree with the majority were at liberty to speak and to vote against the bill in Parliament. The move saved...
...been assigned, but it is probable that the Crimson will uphold the affirmative. The second debate on capitalism comes on Saturday, March 12, when the team meets an aggregation from the University of Florida, probably speaking on the affirmative side of the topic "Resolved, That Congress should enact legislation providing for specialized control of industry." On Thursday, March 31 it will uphold the other argument of this issue against an invading team from Oberlin College. These debates will be held in the Large Lecture Room of the Fogg Art Museum...
Opinion was that if no agreement was reached, another way would be found to tame Katanga. Failing output reduction, U. S. and English coppermen might get their countries to enact copper tariffs. England is Katanga's best customer...
...prohibit cotton production. Such a prohibition, however, would not be effective until States producing at least 75% of the country's cotton had acted. Governor Long and Governor Ibra Charles Blackwood of South Carolina left the conference talking about calling their Legislatures into special session at once to enact the required legislation...
Last month bulky Governor Ross Shaw Sterling called the Texas Legislature into a 30-day special session to enact a new conservation law to curb the State's wild oil production. For 28 days the Legislature shilly-shallied, got nothing done. Meanwhile in Oklahoma Governor William Henry ("Cocklebur Bill") Murray called out troops to shut in oil wells until the price of oil should reach $1 per bbl. (TIME, Aug. 17.) Taking cue from his neighbor, Governor Sterling last week roweled his Legislature into action one day before adjournment with a threat of martial law. To show he meant...