 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - 1940 - 974 pages
...omitted] A CLEAR WARNING In closing I want to quote these words from a great friend of American industry: "We must not repose in fancied security that we can...everything and buy little or nothing . . . Reciprocity treaties are in harmony with the spirit of the times." These are not the words of any free trader.... | |
 | 1940 - 276 pages
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 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1940 - 1160 pages
...exchange of commodities in 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 209981 — 40— vol. 2 12 possible it would not be best for us or for those with... | |
 | 1902 - 570 pages
...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... | |
 | 1904 - 770 pages
...and when so taken it does not sustain their claim. The expressions which they quote are these: — 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 those .with whom we deal. The expressions... | |
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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. 
