The President's News Conference
06/12/1930
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I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.
The applicant's name should appear in full on the front page of the application, thus, 'John Henry Smith,' not 'J.H. Smi...
This order shall be effective from July 1, 1932.
These expenditures cannot be recovered; they must be met by the taxpayer now or in the future.