"The influence and interest of the United States in the islands must be increased and not diminished."
"Only two courses are now open--one the establishment of a protectorate by the United States, and the other annexation full and complete."
"Such a possession would not consist with our safety and with the peace of the world."
"Prompt action upon this treaty is very desirable."
"If it meets the approval of the Senate, peace and good order will be secured in the islands under existing laws until such time as Congress can provide by legislation a permanent from of government fo..."
"This legislation should be, and I do not doubt will be, not only just to the natives and all other residents and citizens of the islands, but should be characterized by great liberality and a high reg..."
"The correspondence which accompanies the treaty will put the Senate in possession of all the facts known to the Executive."
"I transmit herewith a communication of the 13th instant from the Secretary of the Interior"
"I transmit herewith a special report of the Commissioner of Labor relating to compulsory insurance of workingmen in Germany and other countries."
"I have felt great interest and enthusiasm in the rebuilding of the American Navy."
"I have felt that it was not only essential as a matter of national defense, but that there was a prestige and influence for peace and good neighborhood between the nations of the earth in the completi..."
"I felt that the honor of our country and of the Navy had been touched, and that nothing was left to us but, in a quiet and dignified and yet firm way, to insist upon suitable redress."
