09/03/1919
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"I hope that they are considerations which will appeal to the thoughtful judgment of the House and in the long run to the thoughtful judgment of the farmers of the country, who have always shown an adm..."
"Our national life has no doubt been less radically disturbed and disarranged than the national life of other peoples."
"We are dealing, gentlemen of the Congress, I need hardly say, with, very critical and very difficult matters."
"By way of immediate relief, surplus stocks of both food and clothing in the hands of the Government will be sold."