The essential services of the Government must and will be maintained, but these are times when, with the large deficit facing the country, even meritorious projects can, must, and will be deferred.
Statement on Government Expenditures.
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I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.
My dear Mrs. Bird: I am deeply grieved to learn of the death of your brother, the universally beloved Father Francis P. Duffy.
Our Army, including the National Guard and all other reserves, has already been reduced much below the European standard 'police component.'
This reduction should be carried out not only by broad general cuts in armaments but by increasing the comparative power of defense through decreases in the power of the attack.
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