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...times governor of Maryland, is a well backed Democratic candidate at the present time. At a time when, more than over, it is difficult to reconcile party and personal convictions on a multitude of issues with those of a bewildered public, Ritchie states his pros and cons without hesitation. Tariff readjustment to restore the foreign trade of the United States, non-cancellation of war debts, and the maintenance of adequate national defense are other viewpoints on which the Governor has asserted himself...
...gamble, whether or not business in America has entirely succumbed to the entreaties of the economists and business experts for lower tariffs to rejuvenate trade. Why would not lower duties in the United States allow floods of commodities to pour in from outside nations that are badly in need of markets? If a readjustment in business relations is to take place, it seems a valid argument that manufacturers in the United States, with their higher costs, and more expanded production capacities, should be reluctant to speak for lower duties. In a run-down world where business expansion seems temporarily ended...
...voted against: World Court (1926), 15-cruiser building bill (1928), tariff...
...Also in Paris last week was none other than the President of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, grey-haired Silas Hardy Strawn of Chicago, who has been at various times president of the U. S. Bar and Golf Associations. Lawyer Strawn was U. S. delegate to the Chinese tariff conference in Peiping, which accomplished nothing. Again last week in this latest French move against high U. S. tariffs, Lawyer Strawn could think of nothing better than oratory. Said...
...Vulcan group, eliminating competition in the home market. The next years were spent in pushing exports, building factories abroad, forming alliances with competitors. One of these alliances was a sales agreement with Diamond Match Co. to cover safety matches in the U. S. When in 1930 a U. S. tariff was placed on safety matches Kreuger began acquiring factories in the U. S. Last year he bought Federal Match Corp. of Chicago...