Word: johnson
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Senator Pittman's Isolationist foes were annoyed at the isolationism of the Pittman bill. But they found one good target-the fact that the bill was credit-and-carry, not cash-and-carry. They shouted that this would modify the Johnson Act, one of the most sacred of U. S. cows, which bars loans to any government still in default on its World War I debts. But Key Pittman, a wily strategist, knew that in winning a political fight you must ask for twice what you can get, then compromise for half (TIME, Oct. 2); and that the loser...
Room No. 2034 m Washington's Munitions Building is the office of Secretary of War Harry Hines Woodring. A few paces down the hall is the office of Assistant Secretary of War Louis Arthur Johnson. Their lairs might as well be in separate buildings. For Messrs. Woodring and Johnson never visit each other. Only when absolutely necessary do they speak to each other. When official business requires them to communicate, they do so in writing or through harried subordinates. Mr. Johnson despises Mr. Woodring. Mr. Woodring distrusts and despises Mr. Johnson, who for 27 months has gunned...
...Puckett '39, 1G ranked first. Puckett is an instructor in the course. Two law students, H. C. Johnson 3L and A. W. Bedell 2L, both of whom had some previous experience, ranked among the leading candidates...
...George C. Christian Memorial scholarships to Thomas W. Dakin 2G and Rolf N. Haugen 2G, the Hayden Scholarship to Coleridge A. Braithwaite 1G, Faculty scholarships to Lucille C. Lesch 2G, and Walter VanWert 1G, Charles Swain Thomas Scholarship to Roger E. Bartindale 1G, Gordon McKay scholarships to Ralph J. Johnson 1G and Chrisistime A. Artigas...
...doubts that alteration of the Johnson Act, which prohibits leans to defaulter nations, would affect our trade with Britain. "I think she probably has ample resources to pay in cash for all of the goods she will need to buy from us," he stated...