The President's News Conference
12/04/1930
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I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.
We must make headway against the mutual fear and friction arising out of war armament which kill human confidence throug...
One never makes a statement like that.
Our Army, including the National Guard and all other reserves, has already been reduced much below the European standard...