Word: true
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...misstatements of fact: Under the Plumb plan (1) the railroads would be managed by the employees; (2) the employees of the railroads would be effective control over the hours they work and over the pay they would receive for that work; and asked the following question: How would the true worth of the railroad be estimated...
...directors, five named by the President to represent the public; five elected by the operating officials; five elected by the classified employees; (2) this board of directors would have complete control over the hours the employees work and over the pay they would receive for that work; (3) the true worth of the railroads would be determined by the courts. JOSEPH HORBLIT...
...that is not all. The railroads would be bought for their "actual value," whatever that may mean. Labor, according to Mr. Plumb, would not accept the present capitalization of the roads as a true statement of their worth. But how would the true worth be estimated? The courts have ruled that "just compensation" means payment at market value; Mr. Plumb says it does not--a bold assertion, indeed. Endless confusion and too many chances for manipulation are involved in determining this issue...
...instruction in all branches of modern education, and he was also editor of a newspaper reaching practically all of the Indian Christians in the Empire. Mr. Clark, in the capacity of candidate secretary of the American Board, is at present visiting many colleges of this country to explain the true spirit of the missionary movement...
...fact that this opinion exists is due to the ignorance of the advances made by the missionary movement during the last few decades. No longer is a true missionary a man whose purpose is to force his religion upon someone else. The modern missionary makes life easier where it is hardest. It may be that he is a physician in a country like India, which has fewer doctors than the city of New York. In this capacity he establishes hospitals that save thousands of deaths every year and extinguishes plagues that produce untold tragedy. Or he may be an economist...