Word: presents
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thanks for recalling to the public the attitude of Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. (my father) upon banking law. He was opposed to the system which has fostered the present great concentration of wealth in the hands of a small per cent of the population. According to the figures of the Federal Trade Commission, 1% of the people own 59% of the wealth, 13% own 90% and 87% own 10%. Half the national income returns to capital...
...actually am a "meddling Methodist." For instance, I would like to call his attention to the healthy growth of Christianity and compare it with the present condition of the erstwhile bloody amphitheatres of the Old Romans and the rotten civilization (?) which supported them...
...addition Secretary Kellogg let it be known that the administration might go even further in support of the present Mexican Government because the Government had shown "a willingness to live up to its international agreements"?that is, to protect U.S. citizens and property in Mexico. He said there was precedent for allowing Mexico to transport troops through the U.S. in order to make a concentration against the rebel forces in northwestern Mexico...
...rate will sell an issue), or offering an issue at too low a rate with the result that it would not be subscribed. The non-interest bearing certificates would simply be sold to the highest bidders and the rate of interest automatically fixed at the closest margin possible. The present law which forbids offering Treasury certificates at below par would have to be amended to permit this practice...
Vice Admiral William Veazie Pratt, present Commander of the Battle Fleet, will replace Admiral Henry Ariosto Wiley as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet...