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...Swiss Citizen Henri Dunant, who in 1859 witnessed the bloody battle of Solferino, Italy between the Franco-Sardinians and the Austrians, the paramount problem was to lessen the hardships of war by caring for the wounded soldier. Having seen thousands of wounded men lie on the battlefield for days in unattended agony, Dunant returned to Geneva to write his horror-filled Un souvenir de Solférino, to start a movement for an international, nonpolitical medical organization with headquarters in traditionally neutral Switzerland, with autonomous supporting units in every civilized nation. With his driving push, with the notable help...
...Designed to lessen landing hazards by allowing the plane to "fly right into the field" instead of settling in the ticklish "three-point" fashion of standard jobs...
...Since the surplus of men living in residence who cannot be provided for in the Houses should be reduced to a more normal figure next year, it seems unwise to adopt any policy at this time which might lessen the general effectiveness of the Houses, such as the provision for associate members or the guarantee of admission to all Juniors and Seniors," Dean Hanford said in his report...
...they were in the first part of an upswing, because by redistributing income they increase consumption too fast, and by taking the surpluses of the wealthy they reduce greatly the amount of capital available for new and speculative investment. This apparent conflict between the long-run need to lessen savings and the cyclical problem of having enough capital on hand to promote recovery can be reconciled, the authors believe, by a more flexible and changeable tax policy than that at present. Truly this pamphlet is required reading for those interested in finance and business...
Much that is irrational and unsound has been used in the fight against the Byrnes bill. The cry of "dictator" is ridiculous; as a matter of fact, the proposed extension of the Civil Service will lessen the President's power by taking the weapon of patronage from him. The division of the pre-audit and the post-audit functions which caused so much opposition will place the control of expenditure in the hands of Congress where it rightfully belongs--and where it theoretically resides today. To call the bill "a dagger in the heart of democracy" ignores the fact that...