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Point Four has failed, said Sloan, because the Government has failed to restrict its grants to those nations which will guarantee U.S. private capital against confiscation or unfair treatment. "Because no such declaration has been made," said Sloan, "many foreign governments have been looking on U.S. Government funds as a substitute for private American capital [and] are showing great reluctance to remove the obstacles to effective and sound economic developments." Though businessmen are willing to accept legitimate risks, they are not prepared to accept "illadvised steps of confiscation, nationalization and general suppression of private efforts . . . We are not willing...
...Electricity Board decided to check up on the working habits of its 700 meter readers. Its inspectors' findings: Many of the readers finish work before lunchtime, spend several hours over lunch, waste an hour or more before starting work. "Organized efforts," said the board, "have been made to restrict the amount of work done by each man." If every meter reader did a full day's work, about half of them could be released for other jobs in Britain's defense and export industries, which desperately need 500,000 extra workers...
What neither argument proves is why an ambassador is needed to carry out these functions. No other country represented at the Vatican has felt it necessary to send a man of such high rank, they restrict themselves to a minister, or a special representative. There is no reason why the United States should need a man of higher rank to do the same...
...more peaceful times, non-recognition would not only be illogical, but it would restrict American diplomacy to one policy--that of hostility. If the United States should wish to adopt a less implacable attitude toward China, the hostility inherent in non-recognition would stand out in contradiction...
...think it's wise to restrict spring training." Jordan added, "so as not to let it get out of hand. But I think it's good for the boys and doesn't hurt the game...