Word: trades
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rdinate diplomatic and consular activities of the State Department's foreign service. He ordained future unified direction in promoting and protecting commercial and other interests in the U.S. abroad. To avoid duplication of effort, diplomatic and consular officers must exchange fortnightly briefs of economic and trade reports...
...tobacco trade is asking: "Can the Chinaman be taught to smoke? If so, what?" Inquiry reveals the fact that in China the old fashioned water pipe is passing, and cigars are too expensive for popular consumption. On the other hand, the coolie is taking very kindly to the cigarette. In fact, declares President R. M. Ellis of the Tobacco Products Export Co., cigarette consumption is growing in China at an even faster rate than in the United States...
...orator from Montana acquitted himself with great spirit, attacking Republicans for: a) Fordney-McCumber Tariff; b) Mellon tax plan; c) lack of foreign trade; d) corruption. "With covetous eyes," said he, "certain great oil interests of the country had long looked upon the naval reserves. During the Wilson administration, that great Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels, stood guard over these precious properties...
...SHOW-OFF-An unique comedy with a luminous, searching study of the high priest of the American gospel of Bluff working at his trade...
Aside from some criticism based on suspicion of academic institutions, the Government's move is approved by the Oxford-Tory tradition. The foundation of Toryism was "the land." When "trade" relegated "land" to an inferior position, Toryism lost hold. If Oxford can help to bring back the relative value of land, it will be a boon to Toryism as well as to individual farmers...