Word: maintained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fellow with more money, taxed. If the surtaxes of the rich man are lightened, the average constituent feels that he (the poor man) will suffer, regardless of the fact that the Government may get more money. The La Follette insurgent group are potent fosterers of this impression. They maintain that to burden the rich is to unburden the poor. The argument has a popular vote-getting appeal. They say that there is a coming soldier bonus that must be paid...
...poet and parodist, J. C. Squire, will hardly expect the new Mercury to be a prototype of the old. The American Mercury plans to offer "a comprehensive picture, critically presented, of the entire American scene "-fine arts, politics, industrial and social relations, science. And it will strive to maintain the point of view of the "civilized minority." For several years Messrs. Nathan and Mencken have been conducting a magazine known as Smart Set, one of a group aimed more or less at the "uncivilized majority." Snappy Stories, Saucy Stories, Detective Tales, Breezy Stories, The Black Mask, 'Young...
Chancellor Stresemann's policy is first of all to maintain passive resistance to the French in the Ruhr at all costs. He will, however, strive to open negotiations with France and will make a new offer of reparations, which, it is said, will be larger than any yet made. Other points in his program are financial and economic stabilization in Germany; no separation from the Rhineland; economic and political liberty of the Ruhr...
...more anxious to study the American mine workers' organization on my first visit. If I accept, I shall devote my speeches to explaining to the masses of the American people just what the Labor party will do when it comes into power. It is important to maintain close Anglo-American relations; and, in view of the fact that Britain is likely to be the first great modern State to have a Labor Government, it is vital to the American people to know exactly what we intend...
...opposed to using force against China, believing that the interests of foreigners can be safeguarded by diplomatic means. In any case, it is the firm intention of the U. S. State Department to maintain the "open door" in China as a practical means of displaying American amity for that nation...