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Inside Washington on Farm Bills and Harding’s Pressure
Washington dispatch by Walter W. Ligeett details President Harding blocking the Norris farm export bill while backing a McNary substitute. It portrays a struggle over government credit, middlemen, and railroads, with La Follette and others opposing administration overreach and criticizing the Shipping Board and Federal Reserve practices.
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