08/07/1931
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"Your people are conquering the wilderness and are bringing to the markets of the world the fruits of their labor."
"In their relations with the other nations of the world they are animated by a desire to maintain amity and, through loyal efforts, to further the cause of peace."
"In other respects also, sir, your nation is viewed with sympathetic admiration by my countrymen."
"The program of the treaty does represent a decrease in destroyer and submarine strength."