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From an economic standpoint, the Republicans argue that certain interests like copper mining are hurt when the United States Government allows foreign products to enter. But everyone has known since the classical argument of John Stuart Mill that lowering tariffs raises the standard of living for the country as a whole. The copper, shoe, and champagne industries may be hurt; but the export industries such as wheat, cotton, and automobile industries are helped to a greater degree...
From a political standpoint, the Republicans think that they can organize the power of vested interests that are hurt by foreign competition and gain strength enough to lick Hull and his program and perhaps also the Democratic party next year. But the Republicans are going to have a hard time convincing farmers that high tariffs are good. To export their over-abundant farm products, the United States must import more, and many farmers understand this fact very clearly...
...mothers threatened to 'do away' with their children." Cleveland's crisis came to an end when the City Council approved a $1,050,000 bond issue, restored "full relief." Commenting on the report, Governor Bricker disowned responsibility, said his duty was "not from the standpoint of administration, but only to see that funds were available. Any lapse there was the sole responsibility of the local stations...
...volumes still to come. But all by itself Verdun makes clear Remains' distinction as a novelist, and it is considerable. It lies in the fact that he has been able to fuse the detachment of a social historian with the vision of a creative artist. From a formal standpoint Verdun proves him at least the equal of any modern writer who has employed the same method...
From Russia's standpoint, the pact seemed at first a brilliant coup in the cynical game of power politics. It was expected that smart Joseph Stalin would lie low and let the Allies and the Germans fight it out to exhaustion, after which he would possibly pick up the pieces. But little by little, it began to appear that Comrade Stalin got something much more practical out of his deal...