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The Week.

Source :
New Republic; 10/8/30, Vol. 64 Issue 827, p189-193, 5p
Publication Year :
1930

Abstract

Focuses on political developments in the world, with emphasis on political conditions in the U.S. Information on Franco-Italian discussions emphasizing the limitations of naval armament; Apprehension of the Soviet Union government regarding the step that the capitalistic countries of western Europe might take to keep their economic preserve inviolate; Action taken by the U.S. government about the alleged attempt of the Soviet Union to reduce the price of American wheat; Impending danger to the U.S. government land in western Colorado containing forty billion dollars worth of oil-bearing shale; Reason for the suspension of Ralph S. Kelly from the post of the Chief of the Field Division of the United States General Land Office; Indication of support for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which bans the consumption of alcohol; Comments from the Prohibition Commissioner of the U.S., Amos W. Woodcock, suggesting the government will not prosecute individuals who make alcoholic beverages in their own homes; Effects of the Smoot-Hawley bill on the prices of commodities, according to John Q. Tilson, the Republican leader on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives; Scrutiny of Englishwomen Elsa Hewitt upon her arrival in the United States at Ellis Island, noting her intentions to teach at Manumit School, a labor institution; Political reassessment of John M. Slaton, the former governor of Georgia; Efforts of Major Pease, the president of the Hollywood Technical Directors' Institute, to suppress motion pictures in the U.S.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00286583
Volume :
64
Issue :
827
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Republic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
14890538