Word: settlements
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...future public or private loans to defaulting nations. But in Washington early this week British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay sent the State Department a note announcing that, because the Johnson Act invalidates token payments, Great Britain would pay not another farthing "until it becomes possible to discuss an ultimate settlement of the intergovernmental war debts with a reasonable prospect of agreement." Same day Finland's Minister announced that his country would pay in full...
...struggle between General Johnson and Unionmaster McMahon was brief, a settlement coming in three days. Mc-Mahon winnings: the appointment of textile labor representatives on 1) the NRA Labor Advisory Board, 2) the Cotton Textile Code Authority, 3) the industry's Industrial Relations Board, which was remodeled and given powers similar to those of the Automobile Labor Board. General Johnson promised that all three of these labor representatives should be picked from the United Textile Workers if the fact was established that the union was the only important cotton textile union and had at least 200,000 bona fide...
...United States will not, however, participate in European political negotiations and settlements, and will not make any commitment whatever to use its armed forces for the settlement of any dispute anywhere. In effect the policy of the United States is to keep out of war, and to help in every possible way to discourage war. We have no new cures to offer...
...that the unions are permitting themselves to be led by Communists and other discredited radicals intent only on fomenting trouble, the antagonism of the general public is inevitably aroused. Between the upper and nether millstones of mob violence and popular antipathy, reason stands small chance of effecting a just settlement, and both Labor and Capital stand to be the losers...
...spokesman hinted Great Britain would "not be at all reluctant to make a sacrifice" to settle the irritating war debt issue "once and for all." He added Britain, however, will make no attempt toward a definite settlement before the June 15 payment...