Word: moratorium
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...paid at all. Von Papen's statement is a perfectly solid fact. Unless tariffs are lowered Germany cannot sell her goods abroad., no credit can be built up, and thus no debts can be paid. Since no country will consent to lower its tariff purely for economic idealism, the moratorium must be indefinitely extended and fresh loans made...
...medium he is requested by a banker to ask the late great John Pierpont Morgan what he thinks about the Moratorium. "Don't know anything about it," replies the shade of Mr. Morgan. "You better take the Berengaria." Mr. Carroll excites whoops of enjoyment from spectators aware of the city's political situation with a Jimmy Walker song ending: You can have your City Hall, I'll take A. C. Blumenthal...
...Washington, the President announced that the Government will collect from some 200,000 wheat growers only 25% of their total crop production loans ($24,000,000), grant a moratorium on the balance until Congress can extend the time for repayment...
...voted for: Equalization Fee (1928), Boulder (Hoover) Dam (1928), Jones ("Five & Ten") Act (1929), Federal Farm Board (1929), London Naval Treaty (1930), 15-Cruiser Bill (1929), Muscle Shoals (1931), War Debt Moratorium (1931), Reconstruction Finance Corp. (1932), Democratic Tariff Bill (1932), Revenue Bill (1932), paycut for Federal employes...
...voted for: Fordney-McCumber Tariff (1922); Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930); Bonus (1924, 1932); Tax reduction (1924, 1929): Tax lipping (1932); Equalization Fee (1928); Federal Farm Board (1929); Boulder Dam (1928); 15-Cruiser Bill (1929): Government operation of Muscle Shoals (1931): War Debt Moratorium (1931), "Lame Duck" Constitutional Amendment (1932); Sales Tax (1932): Beer tax for relief (1932); Borah currency inflation plan...