Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that, whereas two years ago ships under the American flag carried about 76% of our imports, and 35% of our exports, they now carry only about 45% of our imports and 29% of our exports. What is more, foreign competition is steadily securing more and more of our overseas trade...
Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, declared that a recent analysis of over 300 weekly labor newspapers and official trade union monthly journals revealed an attempt by Communists and other revolutionaries to undermine the labor union movement. Labor papers are bombarded with subversive material, but only a comparatively small amount is published...
...Soviet reply to Curzon. Much capital has been made out of a British warship, which is now in the White Sea, but it is certain that neither Britain nor Russia has any intention of going to war. The most that can happen is the abrogation of the trade agreement and the consequent withdrawal of the British Commercial Mission from Russia. Russia has proved no El Dorado to British interests, so that the entire question ceases to have any grave import. Russia maintains that her territorial waters extend to twelve miles from the coast line, whereas the international agreement on territorial...
...America. This is the story of how it has become so?of its struggles, failures and successes?intelligent bookselling, intelligently and humorously described. The book is amusing and interesting enough in itself for any ordinary reader?to anyone who has ever dabbled or intended to dabble in the difficult trade of selling books, it is crammed with the most valuable sort of information...
...press was delivered by Secretary of Commerce Hoover, who particularly stressed the necessity of preserving the American spirit of private initiative, and warned his hearers against the extension of governmental control over business. Mr. Hoover had no fears that, owing to our huge stock of gold, the current trade boom would end in inflation. He did, however, urge that coal be stored now to lighten the transportation problem next fall and winter...