Word: haase
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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"If President Roosevelt's demand for greater authority in handling the tariff situation is granted, it will be definitely a constructive move toward the improvement of tariff difficulties," said Anton De Haas, Professor in the Business School of International Relationships yesterday when interviewed by the CRIMSON. "If we are to...
Although a great tariff conference is desired by many as the best means of settling difficulties concerning tariffs, Professor De Haas believes such a meeting would lead to no beneficent results, since problems of different countries are far too varied and complicated to be settled in such a manner.
"I believe only a small number of countries could take up the situation together successfully, and that can be done only when the agreements produced are ratified. That makes an executive authority necessary," Professor De Haas explained.
Professor De Haas also strongly favors the establishment of an authority which would supervise foreign investments so that no investment would be allowed, even for constructive purposes, unless provisions were made which would make transfer of repayments possible.
Four members of the Harvard faculty were included on a committee of ten citizens who met with Governor Ely this week in support of Howard B. Gill '13, now under fire in the investigation of the Norfolk Prison Administration. The professors who discussed conditions at the prison with the Governor...