Word: unfair
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...know now that its difficulties arose from the fact that it tried to do too much. For example, it was unwise to expect the same agency to regulate the length of working hours, minimum wages, child labor and collective bargaining on the one hand and the complicated questions of unfair trade practices and business controls on the other...
...Manhattan, President Paul S. Willis of the Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America responded acidly: "I am thoroughly familiar with the practice of trade puffing; but I have never seen national brands held up as a yardstick in this fashion. In my opinion, this practice falls into the category of unfair methods of competition...
...regards these sports Harvard must avoid any attitude that smacks of "keeping up with the Joneses", but at the same time it is unfair to men who are sincerely interested in doing serious athletic work to let them train under inferior coaches and with second rate equipment. Although the coaching is excellent at the present time, the college is in great danger of losing its best men merely because it has had to cut their salaries, and rely on graduate student assistance. If the salaries that Harvard pays its coaches are substantially lower than those offered by other Universities...
This philosophy, carried to his specific conclusions, several of which highlight the Message, necessitate careful, intelligent consideration. Most striking of all are his suggestions regarding the NRA and "judicial interpretation." It is, as he asserts, a fact that many of the problems of the NRA, such as unfair trade practices, monoply abuses, child labor, and the like are very much with us; further that they require federal legislation supplementing that of the states. The question is not and never was largely that of the ends in view, but more of the methods of application...
...attacks on the leadership of John Hamilton, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, by Hamilton Fish, have been for the most part unfair. Mr. Fish has made several abortive attempts to appear the liberal leader of the Republican party, but considering his past record these grandstand plays are absurd. The blame for the Republican defeat cannot be placed on any one man; especially not on Mr. Hamilton. Up to date, no one in the party has shown the vigor, and hard hitting speaking ability of the present chairman, and the Republicans would be taking an unwise step if they accept...