Word: fairing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...subversive doctrine. For, attending a farmers' meeting at Ardmore, S. Dak., the President listened while Democratic Governor Bulow of South Dakota assailed the Republican tariff. The Governor, tall, lean, ruddy complexioned, with a long, thin face and rather a dominating nose, maintained that farmers must be given fair treatment if "this country is to long survive." Governor Bulow felt that if the "discriminatory" tariff were not remedied, the farmer would have to be given assistance in the form of "artificial price-fixing." Even this bow to the McNary-Haugen bill prompted no reply from the President who came with...
...spirit of American fair play should inspire Mr. Ford to impose upon himself the solemn duty of taking steps to counteract that influence with the same energy and enterprise that was employed in his name to spread the ideas he now acknowledges were false. As the world's richest man, Henry Ford has the unique opportunity of making an amende honorable to the Jewish people by sponsoring a world-wide campaign of education against national chauvinism, religious bigotry and racial antagonism...
When the dinner was served, the Britannic lackeys were able to set before King Fuad a very fair example of his favorite etrée, tender, luscious little steaks of horse flesh...
...Mortensen of the dairy department of Iowa State College. He addressed the American Institute of Co-operation at Chicago: "The individual who may be interested in cheese making is at present likely to become somewhat discouraged. The cheese industry of the United States can well afford to invest a fair sum of money in advertising its product. There is no other food product to be had in which nutritive value, wholesomeness and palatability are so well combined. It is unnatural that there should be only a limited effort of the manufacturers. Education and advertising should create a greater demand. Very...
Cried Professor Gustav Cassel, Swedish economist, with as much emotion: "What is wanted is a general understanding of what is fair in the way of international protection. Say, for instance, we allow 20% or 25% ad valorem tariffs for the protection of living and wage standards. Surely all will agree that tariffs of 50% and 100% are not only unfair to world interests, but are uneconomic. If it costs more than 25% more to manufacture an article at home than abroad, give up making the article and let others make...