09/16/1919
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"A situation had to be met whose elements and fixed conditions were indisputable."
"I was seeking to compose the present in order to safeguard the future."
"I yield to no man in firm adherence, alike of conviction and of purpose, to the principle of arbitration in industrial disputes."
"I felt warranted in assuring them that no obstacle of law would be suffered to stand in the way of their increasing their revenues to meet the expenses resulting from the change."