Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that the language test be repealed so far as it applies to U. S. vessels in competitive foreign trade...
Recognizing the scantiness of material, Mr. Washburn sought to clothe his skeleton facts both in the flesh of anecdote and in the drapery of buncombe. He has not forgotten the tricks of his political trade, the "lofty" theme, the "lively" wit. A few examples...
...This is indeed sarcasm. Perhaps Democratic Boston prefers to patronize Republican bootleggers, but to say the least, that is not a very loyal thing to do. The Democratic Party has always been especially noted for its solidarity, and it cannot be believed that Democratic Boston withholds its entire liquor trade from dealers of the true faith...
...tennis sovereigns are becoming solicitous over their subject's literary activities. Amateur tennis players, they aver, should not gain from the game by authorship. Ceteris verbis, tennis players will probably be forbidden the right of contributing to magazines for money. So swollen is the trade apparently that certain of the stars are supporting themselves thereby. They are commercial athletes if not professional...
After drawing up in an article in the December Atlantic Monthly an almost categorical indictment of American trade unions based on the findings of Mr. Untermeyer in the New York Building Trades investigation. Mr. F. L. Bullard has laid down a programme for the unions in the last issue of the same publication. From the temper of these two articles one may conclude that Mr. Bullard has more fear than sympathy for Labor. It was perhaps this fear which led him to generalize so boldly from the indefensible practices of only one section of Labor--the black sheep...