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...implored them to honor his signature on the armistice terms. Animosity was directed principally against the Frick mines whose reopening, under threat of renewed picketing and warfare, had to be post-poned one day. The Fayette County sheriff talked of appealing for U. S. troops to maintain peace. To prevent a recurrence of the Pennsylvania coal troubles elsewhere NRA appealed to the country for a moratorium on strikes and lockouts. Approving this, too, the President declared it was "on a par with Samuel Gompers' memorable War-time demand to preserve the status quo." Appointed by him to adjust...
...Pecora called on Exchange President Whitney, told him speculation must be curbed. Last week the Exchange announced two new rules: 1) brokers must report weekly to the Exchange all that they know of the operations of pools and syndicates; 2) traders with debit balances of over $5,000 must maintain margins equal to 30% of the debit balance; those with debit balances less than $5,000 must maintain a margin equal to 50% of the debit balance. Calculated in the ordinary way-the proportion of a trader's equity to the total value of the stocks in his account...
Georges Bonnet, dapper French Finance Minister, felicitated everyone on their "loyal efforts," contented himself with remarking that eventually nations off gold would thank France and the other gold standard countries for their efforts to maintain a fixed standard by which fluctuating monies can be measured...
...more than 40 hours a week or pay them less than $15-to-$12 per week depending upon the size of the community. These latter employers were also asked to run their offices and stores on a 52-hour week basis, thus forcing themselves to hire additional workers to maintain the schedule. Other features of the "partnership" called for: 1) no child labor; 2) no wage cuts to the proposed minimum; 3) no profiteering; 4) no more price-upping than was actually necessary. Fixed-price contracts for future deliveries were to be revised to meet higher costs. Exempt from...
...reflection of conditions as seen by the Congress perhaps may be had from the poignant words of a Senator on the floor of the Senate discussing the Economy Bill, officially entitled "An Act to maintain the credit of the United States," which, among other things, reduced pensions and allowances to veterans. He said, "Let no one be deceived! This is not a time of peace. We are in the midst of the most disastrous conflict that has ever cursed this continent. Measured in terms of human suffering this panic's war against us has been more asgonizing than...