Word: transfer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This consideration of national resources seems to me to be of minor consideration. Furthermore, the oil lands were originally leased for the use of the Navy. The legality of the leases, their transfer, and the actions of the three secretaries mentioned, are at present under consideration. In this connection it seems to me more important to consider the integrity of certain members of the cabinet than to worry at this particular time about a possible change in the conservation of resources policy. Mr. Coolidge, desiring the disclosure and punishment of guilt, if any, has stated this desire and selected counsel...
...Conservatives hold more seats than any other Party in the House, Labor next, then the Liberals. The Liberal Party, therefore, represents the balance of power. The Labor Party, in other words, must mind its p's and q's, or it runs a danger of being ousted by a transfer of the Liberal votes to the Opposition. At the next session of Parliament the Liberal Party will, it was stated, make it clear that they have no sympathy with radical Socialism or with a capital levy. As the Conservatives will lead the Opposition, it is likely that the Labor Government...
Since no dividends were paid in 1923, the company was able to transfer $10,953,429 to surplus, which now totals $17,575,017. No official announcement has been made to date as to dividends this year, but the fact that the stock is selling close to par indicates the opinion that they will shortly be resumed...
...Ambassador to Turkey, likewise congratulated M. Venizelos. Speaking at a dinner in Athens, Mr. Morgenthau recalled his efforts to deter the Turks from "massacring Christians;" he deplored the fact that Turkey had been put in the position to win the Anatolian War (1921-22) by the transfer of French and Italian arms; he recounted his efforts in Britain at the time of the sack of Smyrna (1922) "to arouse public opinion to go after the Turk;" he concluded his speech with: "We are now witnessing a great struggle between justice and force among the nations. We in America...
...clearly that the task is not nearly as simple as that of the patriarch Moses when he faced a similar situation. He had to deal with people who had already descended to their knees in worship. Finding them in this emotional mood it was not difficult to transfer their adoration from a golden calf to the heavens. There was no argument needed worship was worship...