09/22/1919
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"In view of the confidential nature of the work of the Council of National Defense and its importance to the Government in the crisis which has arisen, the Council is authorized to employ for the perio..."
"The supreme need of our own nation and of the nations with whom we are co-operating is an abundance of supplies, and especially of food-stuffs."
"There is not a single selfish element, so far as I can see, in the cause we are fighting for."
"We are fighting for what we believe and wish to be the rights of mankind and for the future peace and security of the world."