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Broadening the Republican picture beyond the stands of its leaders, it becomes increasingly obvious that internationalism, to the G.O.P, does not extend to the sacred confines of the American dollar. Traditional exponents of high tariff, the new majority party is again talking protectionism, led by its House majority leader, Joe Martin, long-tie friend of the "protected" Massachusetts shoe interests. This Republican line is fairly consistent: a majority of the G.O.P. Congressmen and Senators followed Taft's prodding and voted to kill the reciprocal trade agreements. Down the line on foreign economic questions, Republican voted in Congress are solid evidence...
...world security structure. The foundations of the peace lie deep in world economics, most fundamentally in the ability of the United States to cooperate with the reconstructing European powers. Tax cuts at home may well imply the withdrawal of U.S. troops from vital occupation zones. Cooperation cannot mean tariff protectionism, rejection of the Hull reciprocity program, and the curtailment of American foreign investment,--apparent objectives of the Republicans in the 79th Congress...
...clock this evening and will take football fans only as far as White River Junction. The taxi fare across the river to Hanover has been reckoned at 50 cents. The sole return train will leave the Junction at 3:50 Sunday morning, the one way tariff being...
They will trace the effect of consumer shortages on the American economy and discuss the efforts being taken by the government and business to alleviate the shortages. An admission tariff of 25 cents will be charged...
...chief ad- vocate of free trade, distrust of U.S. intentions is one of the chief reasons for other nations' uneasiness. The British, for instance, claim that they still do not know whether or how much or when the U.S. would be willing to lower its own tariff barriers in exchange for a relaxation of the Empire Preference system and British import restrictions. They know that the U.S. President has powers to slash tariffs as much as 50%, but they imply (as politely as possible) their doubts that Harry Truman could actually do so at the moment...