North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 221University of Northern Iowa, 1925 |
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Page 386
... industrial system . To proceed from one specific evil to another , to formulate no rules not based on actual experience , to try no mere experiments to go on step by step - this , simple as it seems , is the sole secret of England's ...
... industrial system . To proceed from one specific evil to another , to formulate no rules not based on actual experience , to try no mere experiments to go on step by step - this , simple as it seems , is the sole secret of England's ...
Page 388
... industrial . The seat and source of it is neither court nor camp nor church ; it is the common market - place . The essence of it is , to be sure , monop- oly , and monopoly is old . But this kind of monopoly , self - created and self ...
... industrial . The seat and source of it is neither court nor camp nor church ; it is the common market - place . The essence of it is , to be sure , monop- oly , and monopoly is old . But this kind of monopoly , self - created and self ...
Page 397
... industrial preparation upon which any rapid expansion of the in- struments of defense to meet a national emergency must depend . A defenseless condition has never averted war . If any nation has , we certainly have given this theory of ...
... industrial preparation upon which any rapid expansion of the in- struments of defense to meet a national emergency must depend . A defenseless condition has never averted war . If any nation has , we certainly have given this theory of ...
Page 399
... industrial effort which must stand back of armies and navies on the field of action . The armed forces are the small ... industry was by means NATIONAL DEFENSE PEACE INSURANCE 399.
... industrial effort which must stand back of armies and navies on the field of action . The armed forces are the small ... industry was by means NATIONAL DEFENSE PEACE INSURANCE 399.
Page 400
ernment's common method of dealing with industry was by means of the cost plus contract by which the contractor was guaranteed free from loss - which meant that he could not pos- sibly lose a dollar on his contract and he might make ...
ernment's common method of dealing with industry was by means of the cost plus contract by which the contractor was guaranteed free from loss - which meant that he could not pos- sibly lose a dollar on his contract and he might make ...
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Page 636 - ... presence, aid or instigation is guilty of a felony and punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or both.
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