Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Volume 76A.L. Hummel, 1918 - Political science |
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... facts that the railway system of the United States is unable to meet the needs of the country ; that while the system is probably more efficient than the railroad system of any other country , it has fallen far short of realizing the ...
... facts that the railway system of the United States is unable to meet the needs of the country ; that while the system is probably more efficient than the railroad system of any other country , it has fallen far short of realizing the ...
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... fact about the system of private management is that it is inefficient because it has failed to achieve operating unity ; it was for the purpose of securing a unification of the railroad line that the government assumed control of ...
... fact about the system of private management is that it is inefficient because it has failed to achieve operating unity ; it was for the purpose of securing a unification of the railroad line that the government assumed control of ...
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... fact that railroad managers have not gone as far as they might have done in improving the railroad service through unified operation we must bear in mind that scant measure of blame can attach to them for their failure . We do not ...
... fact that railroad managers have not gone as far as they might have done in improving the railroad service through unified operation we must bear in mind that scant measure of blame can attach to them for their failure . We do not ...
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... fact that virtually all legislation enacted for the purpose of controlling the practices of the railroad corporations is one - sided in character ; it evidences a commendable effort to protect the shipping and travelling public from ...
... fact that virtually all legislation enacted for the purpose of controlling the practices of the railroad corporations is one - sided in character ; it evidences a commendable effort to protect the shipping and travelling public from ...
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... smack strongly of deathbed repentance . " When the devil was sick While it is unquestionably true that the majority of railroad officials have seen a light , certain facts indicate in some 6 THE ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY.
... smack strongly of deathbed repentance . " When the devil was sick While it is unquestionably true that the majority of railroad officials have seen a light , certain facts indicate in some 6 THE ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY.
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Page 15 - The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same to the exclusion, as far as may be necessary, of all other traffic thereon for the transfer or transportation of troops, war material, and equipment, or for such other purposes connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
Page 240 - The genius and character of the whole government seem to be, that its action is to be applied to all the external concerns of the nation, and to those internal concerns which affect the states generally ; but not to those which are completely within a particular state, which do not affect other states, and with which it is not necessary to interfere for the purpose of executing some of the general powers of the government.
Page 147 - It is very true that a corporation can have no legal existence out of the boundaries of the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law ; and where that law ceases to operate, and is no longer obligatory, the corporation can have no existence. It must dwell in the place of its creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty.
Page 246 - Provided, however, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 145 - The Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller of the Currency shall be ineligible during the time they are in office and for two years thereafter to hold any office, position or employment in any member bank.
Page 179 - ... or for the reimbursement of moneys actually expended from income or from any other moneys in the treasury of the public utility not secured by or obtained from the issue of stocks or stock certificates, or bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of such public utility, within five years...
Page 272 - President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.
Page 243 - Inspection laws, quarantine laws, health laws of every description, as well as laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, etc., are component parts of this mass. No direct general power over these objects is granted to congress; and, consequently, they remain subject to State legislation.
Page 272 - That the state of war between the United States and the Imperial Government of Japan which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared...
Page 243 - They form a portion of that immense mass of legislation which embraces everything within the territory of a state not surrendered to the general government, all of which can be most advantageously exercised by the states themselves.