Word: nationally
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Next War," by Messrs Grattan and Stoddard. The amazing response and reaction to your article concerning the munition manufacturers [TIME, March 5] prompts me to ask if it would be possible for you to give publicity to these two splendid articles. I believe you would be doing this nation a great service and perhaps be instrumental in keeping these United States out of the next conflagration which seems inevitable, if you could arouse your 450,0 readers to sufficient interest that they, would demand reprints of these two clear, concise, unbiased articles. CHRIS. A. HORN...
...your duty to protect the accused from unjust or unfounded charges on the one hand and to protect the nation on the other. You shall present only those persons who have, in your judgment, committed an offense against the United States Government...
...last week the delegates of 21 nations at the World Wheat Conference in London had talked themselves dry. Most of them wanted arbitrarily to boost the export price of wheat 10%. Leaders of this faction were three great wheat-sellers: Canada, Australia and the U. S. Drought in those lands had reduced the wheat crop, already boosted the price. Last August's Conference had given them such adequate export quotas for the current year (Canada: 200,000,000 bu.; Australia: 105,000,000; the U. S.: 47,000,000) that they were willing to give up part of them...
...battle squadron against the iron-clads of despotism. Not one of the time honored bromides concerning the Constitution as the defender of Liberty was overlooked, and the overworked shades of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln were again invoked to bolster his sweeping condemnation of what must happen to the nation if Congress given recognition of an emergency situation by delegating permissive tariff powers to the President...
...worthy plan in its purpose but how effective it will be in practice is an open question. It must be agreed that Harvard has definite benefits and advantages to offer the "middle-western" young men, but the initial assumption that Harvard has an inherent duty to the nation which it should fulfill is a somewhat dubious...