Whitelaw Reid: “Practically everybody recognizes now that we must retain control of…”

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Practically everybody recognizes now that we must retain control of Cuba's foreign relations.

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Reid asserts the necessity of maintaining control over Cuba's foreign relations.

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Whitelaw Reid: “Practically everybody recognizes now that we must retain control of Cuba's foreign relations.”