Word: submitted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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House Cat. The State Department's policy of requesting bankers to submit their proposed foreign loans for diplomatic inspection began in 1922. Its pur pose then was to thumbscrew European nations into funding their War debts to the U. S. by denying them fresh credits until they had done so. When all funding was completed, the State Department continued to act as a fiscal censor with the idea of bridging the abyss between Big Business and U. S. foreign policy. While it contended that it did not pass on the security or merits of foreign loans, its method of reporting...
...wait and see," cried the politicians. "Maybe things will get better." Faced with the necessity for doing something about Reparations at the Lausanne Conference, the London Observer announced last week that Britain, France, Italy, Belgium had agreed privately that conference delegates will submit a proposal to Washington to extend the Hoover Moratorium from July to Jan. 1, 1933, arrange to resume discussions before that time and adjourn the Lausanne Conference as soon as possible. This was typical of other decisions. Postponement had become a policy-and a hope...
...That the Tariff Commission should submit to the Congress via the President (.instead of just to the President for action by him) its recommendations for duty changes...
Firestone Figures. "... I am proud and glad to submit to you a statement which I consider, in view of the conditions and difficulties of the past year, the best statement . . . the Firestone organization has ever made," said Harvey Samuel Firestone to shareholders last week. The statement (for the year ended Oct. 31, 1931) showed profits of $6,028,000. While this was less than Firestone has earned in most recent years, it was almost four times the 1930 figure despite greatly reduced sales volume. Cheering to shareholders was Mr. Firestone's assertion that "in 1930 . . . 20% more tire mileage...
...Pope and the protection of the Apostolic Palaces, all exits from the palace to the city and the entrance doors to the papal apartments being entrusted to their charge. . . . The religious privileges of the guards are very extensive. . . . The Swiss Guards are fully armed, and have to submit to a strict course of exercises and gymnastics. Football is zealously cultivated by them in the Cortile del Belvedere, and their trumpet corps is splendidly organized...