Word: limited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...only justification of inflation lies in its efficiency in reviving business. But because industry, always counting on more money and making anticipatory purchases, howls down quite naturally any suggestion to limit the injections in to the currency, no government has been able in the past to prevent the movement from doing almost irreparable damage to the financial and industrial systems. To be sure, the relapse does not occur immediately. But because of this tendency to sacrifice the future for the present, actual historical inflation has been disastrous wherever tried; the financing of the World War, which resulted in great long...
Goods and Tariffs. Oil and wheat got into last week's news as commodities the world production of which the London conference might attempt to limit. The U. S. Farm Relief Bill, now before the Senate, looks to a cut in domestic wheat-growing which may set an example at London. Major oil producers met in Washington fortnight ago, recommended action to the White House which would hold the U. S. flow down to 2,000,000 bbl. per day. Many have been the conferences between producers of copper, nitrate and rubber during the last several years in vain...
Economics has its recognized limits, Government has definite restrictions, even the "science of left-overs," Sociology, is not allowed full away. But in Anthropology there are no restrictions except a rather insignificant one of time. Economics, Government, Religion, Law, History, all have their place and Anthropology is competent to deal with them. The time limit restricts Anthropology to "man's beginnings" and the material is of two kinds. First, the study of archaeological deposits, and, secondly, the study of atrophied civilization found in primitive societies...
...Monroe Doctrine. He is careful to point out the advantages of the Argentine's economic dependence on Great Britain, which is best strengthened by the indulgence of the beef eating Englishman. In fact, his wit is considerably circumscribed because he is on an official commission, and is forced to limit his barbed wit to thrusts at the Damnyanke and the wily French. Because of these impediments to the Communication of sensations out of his own sphere, Sterne would call him but an inquisitive traveller for his sentimental digressions and adventures are too much confined by his official role...
...regents elected as acting president the man who for 20 years had been dean of the College of Pharmacy, stocky genial Hugo August Winkenwerder, 55. For a permanent president the regents will look outside of Washington, and Governor Martin last week persuaded the Legislature to withdraw a proposal to limit the president's salary to $6,000 a year (under President Suzzallo it reached a high...