Word: flagging
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...World Council Fire was lit. There was a parade of the 39 nations carrying flags-but there were only 38 flags; Fraulein Katharina Hertwig, the only German delegate present, declared she was a Nationalist and refused to carry the flag of the German Republic, the "Socialist flag" which had been provided...
Toward the end of the week the Cabinet yielded slightly, modified its original ruling so as to apply only at seaports. Inland, the Republican colors will fly alone. But German sailors, arriving at port under the "nine-tenths imperial" Merchant Marine flag, will be able to identify the German legation or consulate by the display of both flags...
...What colors are in the flag of the German Republic...
...completed the sale. If not, certain Northwest interests, which fear the Dollars will deflect shipping away from the Columbia River and Puget Sound territory, may still have opportunity to bid on the boats. At any rate, a good proportion of boats on the Pacific will fly the U. S. flag...
...Atlantic the situation is less satisfactory. U. S. operating costs are so high, that in the face of the merciless European competition the Shipping Board can keep less than a fifth of its ships in operation.* Private capital shies from operating under the U. S. flag...