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Balance comes from two Latin words "bis" (twice) and "lan" (plate or scale). Webster's Dictionary defines balance as the "state of equipoise between the weights in opposing scales . . equilibrium, steadiness, stability." How far we have gotten away from equilibrium, steadiness, and stability in governmental fiscal policy is abundantly and graphically indicated by the above figures. The phrase that a thing is of no more importance "than zeros on the war debt" might well be amended to "on the treasury deficit...
Included on the school's curriculum, in addition to Professor Sprague's lecture, will be speeches by eight other Harvard professors on subjects ranging from "Social Equilibrium" to "The Clash of Nations in Manchuria." Other Harvard men will be: Bruce C. Hopper '24, professor of Government, William Y. Elliott, professor of Government, Eugen Rosenstock-Hussy, retiring Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture, Elton B. Mayo, professor of Industrial Management in the Business School...
Speaking on "Russia Today," Dr. Merle Fainsod, instructor in Government, will open the morning session on Wednesday. In the evening a symposium on "Changes in the European Equilibrium in 1984" will be presented under the leadership of Elton Maye, professor of Industrial Research. It will take the form of a diplomatic round table in which each nation involved in European complications is to be represented. Among those taking part are Dr. Eugen Rosenstock-Hussy. Kuno Francke professor of German Art and Culture; William Y. Elliott, professor of Government; and Dr. Olgerd P. M. Sherbowitz-Wetzor, assistant in Slavic languages...
...cowardice of the English-speaking peoples, Mr. Davis could only say for President Roosevelt that Japan is on the verge of what may turn out, years hence, to be her greatest mistake. ''The fundamental issue in the naval conversations now," declared Ambassador Davis, "is essentially as follows: Is the equilibrium that was established by the system worked out in the Washington treaties to be continued or is it to be upset? The American Government stands for continuance. ... I have proposed a substantial all-around reduction in naval armaments to be effected in such a way as not to alter...
...philosophy and practice of the National Coal Association, I am bound to admit that the injection of the socialistic TVA into a highly competitive capitalist situation must have some of the effects that the Coal Association deplores. To my mind, of course, the remedy is increasing socialization. The equilibrium which the New Deal seems to seek is impossible...