Word: scheme
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Born in Jamaica, Garvey practiced journalism there and in London. He traveled in Central Europe and along the shores of the Mediterranean. In 1912 he had elaborated his plans for a Black Empire in Africa and came to New York to promote the scheme. Opposition from hostile leaders led him to give up his attempt, but in 1917 he returned and proceeded to develop his theory through The Negro World, which he founded...
Belgium has a plan. Premiers Poincaré and Theunis discussed it at Brussels. This plan is to accept payment from Germany of annuities (suggested by Germany) guaranteed by German State Monopolies, excess taxation over budget requirements, control of railroads. Two big points in the Belgian scheme: A Reparation Conference in which Britain and Italy shall be represented, and immediate evacuation of the Ruhr after guarantees for the Allied terms have been accepted and given by Germany! So far Poincaré has not made public what he thinks of this "dinky little plan," but, nolens volens, it seems he will have...
Responding to pressure from home and abroad Stanley Baldwin will play, it is said, a major part at the corning Reparation Conference, which will be held toward the end of this month, according to present arrangements. Premier Baldwin's scheme is to grant terms of payment to Germany along the lines of those granted to Great Britain by the United States. It is pointed out that if the richest country in Europe wants 62 years to pay off its war debt, Germany should at least be entitled to the same length of time. Baldwin will bring forward his plan...
Germany wants more money. She has a horrid gap in the budget. What can she do? Possibly nine-tenths of the population of the world are millionaires in German eyes. Then they must be taxed. This cannot be done, but a brilliant Hun thought put a wonderful scheme of taxing foreign words. Thus if anybody prefers "hotel" for " gasthof," "coiffeur" for " haarkünstler," " restaurant " for " wirtschaft," he must pay for offending the populace with these horrid, florid words...
...scheme was worked out whereby the railroads gave the Standard Oil secret rebates. This was done through the notorious South Improvement Co., a concern organ-ized by Rockefeller, which bought a charter with the right to carry on any kind of business in any country and in any way. The rebates were secured by arrangements with Vanderbilt and Clark of the New York Central, Jay Gould and General McClellan of the Erie, and Thompson and Scott of the Pennsylvania...