Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Criminal law was Professor Sayre's course at Harvard Law School. Counseling King Rama VI of Siam on foreign relations (1923-25) gave him grounding in Oriental affairs, King Rama called him "Phya Kalyam Maitri" (The Beautiful in Friendship). Lately he has worked with Secretary Hull on reciprocal trade treaties, with Senator Tydings on the act to cushion the Philippines' severance from the U. S. in 1946. His salary will jump from $9,000 to $18,000 (plus fat perquisites...
...time passed the meaning of the treaty abrogation was more openly acknowledged. The nation was exhorted to call upon its reserve of selfdiscipline, to remain calm and optimistic. The U.S., it was argued, would probably not dare impose a trade embargo. If the worst happened, Japan could prepare for it in the next six months. And early this week anti-U.S. posters appeared in Tokyo streets, announced: "Britain, America and Russia are our common enemy...
...currency, early last winter Prime Minister Savage not only set up control of exchange but took the drastic step of restricting imports by 10%, announced that for the last half of 1939 imports would be restricted by 33⅓%. This move, although resulting in a more favorable trade balance, was deeply resented by British Empire manufacturers who had always had a free and open market in the Dominion...
With the British bankers and Government negotiators in person Minister Nash was equally persuasive. He signed with British President of the Board of Trade Oliver Stanley a joint memorandum outlining New Zealand's future trade policy in which Great Britain recognizes New Zealand's necessity for reducing imports, approves the methods adopted. For her part, New Zealand promises to foster Anglo-New Zealand trade, assures Great Britain that no uneconomic industries will be protected. Most important, Britain granted New Zealand $45,000,000 in credits ($25,000,000 to be spent on defense, $20,000,000 on imports...
...radio receiving set manufacturers sold some 7,150,000 sets, with a retail value of $225,000,000. Last week, on the application of this highly competitive industry, the Federal Trade Commission promulgated its first set of fair-trade rules. Some unfair trade practices proscribed...