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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...instance of a number of crackpots, speculators, inflationists, amateur economists and the Senators from six Western States, the U. S. embarked upon a silver-buying program. To date the most conspicuous result of the Administration's silver policy is that the Treasury in a little more than four years has purchased about 1400,000,000 oz. of a metal whose prime characteristic is its futility. And much of it was purchased at prices considerably above last week's quotation of 44¾ per oz., which is an entirely artificial figure since the U. S. has been buying most...
...This Government has become so impressed with the urgency of the problem of political refugees that it has inquired of a number of governments in Europe and in this hemisphere whether they would be willing to cooperate in setting up a special committee for the purpose of facilitating the emigration from Austria and presumably from Germany of political refugees. Our idea is that, whereas such representatives would be designated by the Governments concerned, any financing of the emergency emigration referred to would be undertaken by private organizations within the respective countries." The statement added that the committee would...
Speaking practically, there is not much chance of any of the modern European despotisms releasing their political prisoners or punching bags. If there were any chance, the maximum number of refugees entitled to enter the U. S. under present quotas would be 26,000 each year from Germany, 1,400 from Austria, 2,700 from Russia, 5,800 from Italy...
...spread to all parts of the U. S. except the Atlantic Coast, has struck nearly three times as many people as in recent years. That a disease for which means of prevention have long been known should again break out may be due to an increasing number of children escaping vaccination, to the failure of adults to be revaccinated...
Upon investigation, it was found that while the man who wished the ride boasted of being home from seven to nine o'clock, he was not, and the one who offered the ride could not be reached on the telephone number he gave...