The Forum, Volume 32Lorettus Sutton Metcalf, Walter Hines Page, Joseph Mayer Rice, Frederic Taber Cooper, Arthur Hooley, George Henry Payne, Henry Goddard Leach Forum Publishing Company, 1901 Current political, social, scientific, education, and literary news written about by many famous authors and reform movements. |
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... manufactures then reached $ 613,000,000 , those of the Union only slightly exceeded $ 40,000,000 ; and while in 1840 Great Britain had substantially completed her railroad system , that of the United States lay in embryo . Thirty ...
... manufactures then reached $ 613,000,000 , those of the Union only slightly exceeded $ 40,000,000 ; and while in 1840 Great Britain had substantially completed her railroad system , that of the United States lay in embryo . Thirty ...
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... , and there is ample reason for the belief that the next few years will witness a great expansion in the sale of her more highly de- veloped manufactures . But in the annual reports of the THE COMMERCIAL POSITION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE . 11.
... , and there is ample reason for the belief that the next few years will witness a great expansion in the sale of her more highly de- veloped manufactures . But in the annual reports of the THE COMMERCIAL POSITION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE . 11.
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... manufactures . But in the annual reports of the consular offi- cers for the year 1900 , there runs , along with a common note of satis- faction , a warning , here and there , of a more strenuous competition , which in the end may ...
... manufactures . But in the annual reports of the consular offi- cers for the year 1900 , there runs , along with a common note of satis- faction , a warning , here and there , of a more strenuous competition , which in the end may ...
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... manufactures of the temperate zone are demanded for daily life in the tropics . The grain - producing areas of the newer countries contribute to the food supply of the Old World , and take in exchange the products of its workshops ; and ...
... manufactures of the temperate zone are demanded for daily life in the tropics . The grain - producing areas of the newer countries contribute to the food supply of the Old World , and take in exchange the products of its workshops ; and ...
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... grades the law of compulsory attendance is analogous to a high protective tariff , which removes the stimulus to bet- ter methods of manufacture , and interferes with the law THE IDEAL SCHOOL AS BASED ON CHILD STUDY . 37.
... grades the law of compulsory attendance is analogous to a high protective tariff , which removes the stimulus to bet- ter methods of manufacture , and interferes with the law THE IDEAL SCHOOL AS BASED ON CHILD STUDY . 37.
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Page 159 - An agreement or combination by two or more persons to do or procure to be done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute between employers and workmen shall not be indictable as a conspiracy if such act committed by one person would not be punishable as a crime.
Page 405 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag. 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 229 - Nothing contained in this convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions of policy or internal administration of any foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.
Page 616 - A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued and healthful growth of our export trade. We must not repose in fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing. If such a thing were possible it would not be best for us or for those with whom we deal. We should take from our customers such of their products as we can use without harm to our industries and labor.
Page 426 - By sensible trade arrangements which will not interrupt our home production we shall extend the outlets for our increasing surplus. A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued and healthful growth of our export trade. We must not repose in the fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing.
Page 155 - Persuaded as the Secretary is, that the proper funding of the present debt, will render it a national blessing: Yet he is so far from acceding to the position, in the latitude in which it is sometimes laid down, that "public debts are public benefits...
Page 159 - The purposes of any trade union shall not, by reason merely that they are in restraint of trade, be deemed to be unlawful, so as to render any member of such trade union liable to criminal prosecution for conspiracy or otherwise. in restraint of trade, be unlawful so as to render void or voidable any agreement or trust...
Page 561 - To be at home in all lands and all ages ; to count nature a familiar acquaintance, and art an intimate friend ; to gain a standard for the appreciation of other men's work and the criticism of your own ; to carry the keys of the world's library in your pocket, and feel its resources behind you in whatever task you undertake...
Page 648 - It is thought, however, that no punitive measures can be so effective by way of reparation for wrongs suffered and as deterrent examples for the future as the degradation and punishment of the responsible authors by the supreme imperial authority itself...
Page 426 - The period of exclusiveness is past. The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem.