Word: trading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since the inception of the general strike, Sir Herbert had made it his business to know what secret thoughts of conciliation were in the minds of Premier Baldwin and Arthur Pugh, chairman of the Trade Union Council. Then "a memorandum by Sir Herbert Samuel" was made public. It purported to represent merely his own personal idea of a workable compromise. Even to blockheads it was evident that this document was a shrewd synthesis of the views held by Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Pugh...
Capitulation. Both sides having pondered well this "memorandum," certain further assurances were conveyed in deadly secret. Soon Mr. Pugh led the Trade Union Council to No. 10 Downing St., the Premier's official residence. Within were the Premier and six* of his Ministers, fire-eaters "Winnie" Churchill and "Jix" Joynson-Hicks being conspicuously absent...
...Premier stuck to the letter of his ultimatum, said not a word until Mr. Pugh said quietly that the Trade Union Council had decided to terminate the general strike. Victorious, Mr. Baldwin level-headedly exclaimed: "I thank God for your decision...
...veritable mob which left the rest of the Floor deserted, fubbers tried to make private deals at as low as 51. They wasted their petty time, for the Board of Governors does not countenance such illicit transactions. Finally the ticker by mistake recorded a 30,000 trade at 52 for the real trade of 3,000 at that figure. The bears then scurried to cover so hard that the stock mounted to $55.50, closed at $54.00. About 150,000 shares had been turned over...
...which might lead to distractions, means changes of procedure which must be carefully planned. Co-ordinating the studies on shipboard with the visits ashore means extensive planning. The protection of the students ashore in cooperation with the various Governments will be comparatively simple, but those students interested in Foreign Trade will wish to visit places in which the students of art and architecture are in no way interested--those interested in Journalism, Archeology, Classics, Economics, Government and History will usually wish to go in different directions, in groups in charge of the faculty members interested in each course, assisted...