Whitelaw Reid: “It is no paltry question of an outlet for the surplus products of a…”

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It is no paltry question of an outlet for the surplus products of a mere nation of seventy-five millions that confronts you.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid argues that the question of trade expansion is significant for a large nation like the U.S.

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Whitelaw Reid: “It is no paltry question of an outlet for the surplus products of a mere nation of seventy-five millions that confronts…”