Word: protests
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...standard of living commensurate with American citizenship? . . . The reprehensible feature of it is that it is a forced reduction in wages. The workers have not been consulted regarding acceptance or rejection. It is a reduction in wages that has been imposed and enforced in spite of the opposition and protest of the workers affected. The representatives of the textile manufacturing interests cannot justify their position before the American people, either economically or morally. There are two factors that made President Green's letter very telling - in matters of politics if not in the Labor situation: 1) Because...
...strong protest to the Chinese Government at Peking was made by the U. S. Legation. An indemnity for the Palmer family and punishment of the bandits was presumed to have been demanded. No change in regard to the policy of the U. S. toward China was expected. The killing of Mr. Palmer and kidnapping of Dr. Howard was in no way connected with the anti-foreign movement further south...
...their proposed Nickel Plate merger, have repented of ever entering the railroad business, they at least give no sign of it. They are patient, courteous, frank. Counsel H. W. Anderson, representing the minority Chesapeake & Ohio stockholders, is infinitely inquisitive. Counsel Newton D. Baker for the Van Sweringens, continues to protest against a continued unlimited inquiry into the past of the present Nickel Plate. The Van Sweringens answer frankly all questions asked them. Meanwhile it is July in Washington...
...Zimmerman of Zimmerman & Forshay, who is Chairman of the American Association of Holders of German Mark Securities, at once wrote a letter of protest to the Curb Association about the matter. He and his fellow members of the A. A. H. G. M. S. have by no means forgotten their mark securities, fallen to worthlessness almost by the recent devaluation of the War mark. Mr. Zimmerman declares that this devaluation has amounted to repudiation, that in effect Cologne and other German cities are in default on their mark bonds, and that therefore no German city should be permitted...
...German marks, and the debtors are therefore able to fulfill their literal contract by paying them with this now worthless currency. The new bonds are in terms of U. S. gold dollars and in this respect at least stand on a different financial basis. Morally Mr. Zimmerman's protest is well taken, but legally it is fatally weak. The effect of. his action, however, is important, not only with the new Cologne dollar loan, but with a number of other dollar loans sought at the present time in Wall Street by various German municipalities...