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...favorable trade balance on that commodity. As the U. S. exports more coal to Canada than Canada sends to the U. S., the Dominion was automatically exempt from this tax provision. Last summer importers of British and German coal asked the U. S. to suspend the tax on their shipments. Reason: Britain and Germany have treaties with the U. S. promising them the same commercial treatment in this country as the most favored nation-in this case, Canada. In November the Treasury lifted the coal tax against British and German imports...
When imams threatened to suspend services in the mosques and hide the prayer rugs, the Government announced that it was holding 400 brand-new prayer rugs in reserve, threatened to produce "newly trained muezzins who know the Koran in Turkish and are ready to jump into the breach...
...Expenditure on Destruction." The 6,000-word communication was an appeal, far more emotional than that of Nov. 10, for the U. S., while looking into the whole matter of debt reduction, to suspend the British payment of 95,550,000 gold dollars due Dec. 15. Addressed less to the President than to the U. S. public, it did not flatly refuse to pay but depicted dire consequences if payment were forced. As the President scanned it, he spotted many a phrase-"world depression," "storm brewing," "repeated shocks," "widespread ruin," "baneful effects," "lack of confidence" -which might have been lifted...
Leader Rainey: Mr. Speaker, I move that the House suspend the rules for the present consideration of House Joint Resolution 408 to repeal the 18th Amendment...
Such activities were plainly a discredit to union labor. President Green referred the Kaplan case to William Elliott, head of the international union, declaring that such accusations involved the "honor and integrity of the Federation," warned that the A. F. of L. might "suspend an international union which failed to act on proof of wrongdoing...