Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Mr. MacDonalds's statement marks a new departure in discussion of naval disarmament."

"We have three cruisers in this year's construction program which have been undertaken in the Government navy yards, the detailed drawings for which are now in course of preparation."

"I dare predict that the influence of the Treaty for the Renunciation of War will be felt in a large proportion of all future international acts."

"The actual keels would, in the ordinary course, be laid down some time this fall."