“Undoubtedly in many respects this dramatic symposium is outrageously unfair. It is a bit of special pleading, at once vigorous and shallow, which it would be absurd to take too seriously. And it is marred by a spice of somewhat cheap and unattractive cynicism. But it is a piece of literary and dramatic workmanship of highly superior quality.” J. R. Towse
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“It is quite amusing in parts, although it is written to the length of prolixity. Mr Tassin’s characterizations are entertaining; he scores his points with consistency if one accepts his premises, and reveals a genuine humor that is admirable.”
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“In spite of a satyrical vein which makes many of the scenes amusing, the entertainment is too heavy for continuous enjoyment. The known facts of anthropology and history are in places perverted into grotesque misstatements.” B. L.
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TAUSSIG, FRANK WILLIAM. Free trade, the tariff and reciprocity. *$2 Macmillan 337
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“A collection of papers and addresses covering the phases of the tariff controversy now chiefly under discussion in the United States by the Henry Lee professor of economics at Harvard (who has been chairman of the United States tariff commission).”—The Times [London] Lit Sup) “The papers have been taken from talks to various audiences and periodical articles from 1904 to date discussing the tariff pro and con in a form usable by the general reader.”—Booklist