The President's News Conference
03/11/1931
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Mr. Ralph Ely Stedman may be reinstated to an appropriate position in the classified service without regard to the length of his separation ...
I deeply deplore the killing of any person.
Any case of misuse will be determined by the orderly proceedings of the Department and the courts.
Our Government is not a party to that agreement, and therefore, would not be a signatory to it.