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From the humanitarian standpoint of the hundred forgiving Frenchmen and the hundred forgiving Englishmen who have petitioned to absolve Germany from the war guilt imposed on her in the Versailles Treaty, it is easy to see why a reapportionment of such guilt is desirable. From the political standpoint of Germany herself, who wants to capitalize these expressions of compassion in an effort to regain her colonies taken from her on grounds of her guilt, the same desirability is evident...
...therefore, in favor of a method to discuss the disarmament question at this time. Not that I favor complete disarmament, for that question should always be considered from the standpoint from what others are doing and what may be the necessities of the particular nation to which we belong, but this would seem to be a time when the question may properly be thoroughly thrashed out, for I am convinced that another great world war would come very near destroying our present civilized nation...
...then asked about the Tax Bill now pending in Congress, about which he said, "the exact tax which should be imposed in all cases would not ordinarily be agreed to by any two men. It must, therefore, be treated as is most other legislations in Washington, from a compromise standpoint. The tax hill which has recently passed the House of Representatives, seems to me to be a relatively good one and should be passed in substantially that form. That does not mean that I am in favor of every item in it or that any other...
From a political standpoint the farmers' tariff argument is more of a threat than an actual proposal. The Administration does not want the tariff question opened, and by control of Congress it can probably prevent a new tariff bill. But the Administration cannot prevent the farmers from opening anew the tariff fight-a fight in which the Democrats are eager to take part...
Joint statements of Kenneth R. Kingsbury, President of the Standard Oil Co. of California, and Henry W. De Forest, Chairman of the Pacific Oil Co., revealed that the two companies had been merged. The total assets of the new company approximate $447,000,000. From an operating standpoint, the new company will be second only to the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey...