"I am very loath to believe that any one has been guilty of any criminal intent, but it is very evident that evidence has already been given up there that requires explanation."
"In either instance every proper action will be taken to protect the rights of the United States and its property, and to protect the citizens of the United States against criminal wrongdoing."
"I don't recall that the proposal to make the lease of oil lands was ever discussed in the Cabinet, before I became President."
"The main question is whether there has been any criminal wrongdoing."
"We can't have good conditions for everybody without paying the price."
"I don't foresee any change, answering an inquiry here, that may be brought about in the Russian policy of the United States by reason of his passing away."
"Of course the Government will do everything it can do to relieve that situation, and that is substantially all the declaration I can make about it."
"I don't suppose it needs to be stated that if any irregularities are disclosed, or any misdeeds on the part of any one, they will be subject to investigation by the Department of Justice, and such act..."
"You know evidence is very difficult to secure."
"The Government can't do that, but it will assist in any way in which it can assist to furnish adequate credit facilities, or credit that may be needed at the present time."
"There is a very great need of paying experts in the Government, on account of the higher scale that is prevalent outside of Government employment perhaps, larger remuneration."
"I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every person to abstain from every violation of the provisions of the Joint Resolution above set forth, hereby made applicable to Mexico, and..."
"I do hereby declare and proclaim that I have found that there exist in Mexico such conditions of domestic violence which are or may be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the..."
"I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing violations of the said Joint Resolution and this my Proclam..."
"Any friendly government might request opportunity to purchase a few muskets and a few rounds of ammunition."
"I don't think it involves anything further than that."
"It would be quite a different proposition in selling a large amount of material that our Government thought it was expected might be used for war purposes between one nation and another."
"This is more a matter of domestic policy than the carrying on of warfare."
