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America as Shylock and Usurer cited in wartime debt row
An American visitor to Sydney is told the world dislikes the United States not for trade but for usury and moral posturing. A New England lawyer Frederic Peabody challenges U S debt policy, arguing postwar aid to Allies and demand for repayment taint America’s image. The piece condemns U S refuses to cancel debts and accuses the government of hypocritical moral superiority, urging change to repair relations with civilised nations.
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Sydney
United States
Commonwealth
Frederick Peabody
New England
United Kingdom
Shylock
America
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