Statement on the Death of Senator Theodore E. Burton
10/28/1929
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Any study of many of these public works provisions will indicate plainly their pork-barrel characteristics.
I feel very proud of that tribute, and I appreciate very much the attitude of the press about it.
I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.
I am glad to see the adoption by both the Senate and the House of the principle of generous relief to unemployment.