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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 to the Senate and the House

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09098 Author/Creator: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 13 March 1912 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

Inflation and the cost of living. "How far the system of cooperative organization which flourishes in various European countries may be adapted to our highly organized and individualistic social organization may perhaps only be determined by experiment...I recommended an international commission to look into the cause for the high prices of necessities of life and the possible remedies..."

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