The President's News Conference
03/25/1931
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I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.
I feel very proud of that tribute, and I appreciate very much the attitude of the press about it.
Any study of many of these public works provisions will indicate plainly their pork-barrel characteristics.
I propose that the arms of the world should be reduced by nearly one-third.