Sugar: Hearings Before ..., 66-3, January, 19211921 - 104 pages |
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... supply of sugar for the people of the United States at a reasonable price . Mr. MCLAUGHLIN of Michigan . Was that action of the President in writing ? Mr. ARMSTRONG . That I do not know , sir ; I can not answer that . I do know that a ...
... supply of sugar for the people of the United States at a reasonable price . Mr. MCLAUGHLIN of Michigan . Was that action of the President in writing ? Mr. ARMSTRONG . That I do not know , sir ; I can not answer that . I do know that a ...
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... supply of sugar at a reasonable price for the United States Government ; that our compensation was fixed as agents by the Department of Justice ; that we were a mere passive instrumentality in the whole transaction ; that we could ...
... supply of sugar at a reasonable price for the United States Government ; that our compensation was fixed as agents by the Department of Justice ; that we were a mere passive instrumentality in the whole transaction ; that we could ...
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... supply sugar . The Government appealed to you to supply sugar for this country , as a patriotic duty . It appealed to every farmer in this country to supply food . You are on the same basis , as far as I can see , with the farmer . The ...
... supply sugar . The Government appealed to you to supply sugar for this country , as a patriotic duty . It appealed to every farmer in this country to supply food . You are on the same basis , as far as I can see , with the farmer . The ...
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... supply of sugar at a reasonable price . We took the position that that was not the purpose , considering that it was offered to us on the 26th of De- cember , six days before the expiration of the time when the Sugar Board could ...
... supply of sugar at a reasonable price . We took the position that that was not the purpose , considering that it was offered to us on the 26th of De- cember , six days before the expiration of the time when the Sugar Board could ...
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... supply wheat for food , and the sugar people were urged to supply sugar . Mr. GLASGOW . The question in my mind is that there is an obli- gation , but as in this case , there was an actual , absolute forbidding of these people to sell ...
... supply wheat for food , and the sugar people were urged to supply sugar . Mr. GLASGOW . The question in my mind is that there is an obli- gation , but as in this case , there was an actual , absolute forbidding of these people to sell ...
Common terms and phrases
agency American Trading American Trading Co Argentine Government Argentine sugar ARMSTRONG asked ATTORNEY B. H. Howell Board to take buy sugar buy the Cuban buy the sugar cent a pound cent profit CHAIRMAN committee Congress contract corporation Cuban crop Cuban sugar dealers December 31 Department of Justice direct the Sugar distribution Edgar Rickard embargo Executive order export firms Food Administration FRANKLIN gentlemen GILBERT N GLASGOW handle Herbert Hoover HULINGS HUTCHINSON issued JACOWAY Julius H letter Lever Act Lever law license loss matter MCKINLEY MCLAUGHLIN of Michigan McNary Act ment of Justice permit POST powers and authority price of sugar PURNELL question regulations resolution RIDDICK sell this sugar situation sold Sugar Board Sugar Equalization Board sugar in Argentina TINCHER tons of sugar transaction understand United States Food United States Government United States Sugar VOIGT wheat and wheat wheat products WILSON
Popular passages
Page 44 - SEC. 2. That in carrying out the purposes of this Act the President is authorized to enter into any voluntary arrangements or agreements, to create and use any agency or agencies, to accept the services of any person without compensation, to cooperate with any agency or person, to utilize any department or agency of the Government, and to coordinate their activities so as to avoid any preventable loss or duplication of effort or funds.
Page 74 - An Act To provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel...
Page 99 - That the President is authorized, from time to time, to requisition foods, feeds, fuels, and other supplies necessary to the support of the Army or the maintenance of the Navy, or any other public use connected with the common defense...
Page 41 - Secretary of State, have hereunto caused the Seal of the Department of State to be affixed and my name subscribed by the...
Page 42 - An act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of those ores, metals, and minerals which have formerly been largely imported, or of which there is or may be an inadequate supply.
Page 43 - In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the District of Columbia, this...
Page 41 - United States of America, Department of State, to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original on file in the Department of State. In testimony whereof I, John Davis, Acting Secretary of State of the United States, have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of State to be affixed.
Page 38 - December 31, 1920, plans and methods of securing, if found necessary for the public good, an adequate supply and an equitable distribution of sugar at a fair and reasonable price to the people of the United States.
Page 75 - In this behalf he shall do and perform such acts and things as may be authorized and required of him from time to time by direction of the President and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.
Page 56 - Cuba on such terms as might be agreed upon by the contracting parties, at a price moderate, but compensating to the producer and well within the economic reach of the consumer, always provided that this offer met with the full consent and cooperation of the United States Government. In the interval that has transpired we have awaited your answer, confidently believing that the United States Government would undertake the continued control of sugar, and every interest concerned, especially the American...