Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...been established, democracy in the ranks is still lacking. The refusal by the War Department of proposals for a mixed regiment has been one of the contributing factors to low morale among Negroes. So, too, has the failure of the Army to educate the soldier on racial problems, to offset prejudices not only against the Negro in the United States, but against our colored allies throughout the world. The War Department did not believe such information was necessary since "the colored soldier had won the respect of his white comrades." Meanwhile, minute data has been issued to American soldiers...
...traditional War Department policy of segregation has done nothing except further divide the Negro soldier from his white comrade-in-arms; it has divided the races spiritually as well as physically. Although only a token in its beginnings, the mixed regiment would offset the danger to national morale and unity inherent in segregation methods. Moreover, the organization of such a unit would have significant and heartening effect upon the morale of hundreds of millions of allies in China, India, and Africa who would find in it a concrete instance of the democratic ideal for which we fight...
Bulk of the charges were made by representatives of Economic Stabilizer James F. Byrnes and Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown, who have petitioned ICC to wipe out railroad rate increases made early in 1942 to meet mounting labor costs. These increases in costs were more than offset by the big increase in railroad operations which resulted in spreading overhead and raising profits. The rates, according to OPA, are now endangering many a price ceiling, and are resulting in wholly unjustified profits...
...only potential. The Japanese merchant marine on Dec. 7, 1941 amounted to about 6,000,000 gross tons. Since then the Allies have sunk 170 Japanese bottoms, probably sunk 18, damaged 80. Altogether about 1,250,000 tons have been destroyed. But these sinkings have been largely offset by Jap seizures, requisitions and purchases-such as the huge coastwise fleets of British firms in China, Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Butterfield & Swire. Old ships which have had to be broken up have probably been at least partly replaced. New production, now somewhat under 500,000 tons a year, is increasing gradually...
...Continent two hard blows: 1) it took seven of the line's nine civilian planes; 2) it sent dynamic Tom Ryan to Australia as an Air Corps major. Only offset was a military route from St. Louis to Wright Field. Thus when Croil Hunter dangled his merger proposal, Mid-Continent grabbed at the chance...