"Military and Naval attaches take place and precedence next in succession after the Counselor."
"Assistant Military and Naval attaches take place and precedence next after second secretaries."
"Commercial attaches rank with but after Military and Naval attaches."
"Counselors take place and precedence next in succession after the Chief of Mission."
"Our Country is fortunate in having the advantage of their citizenship."
"I don't think the death of General Wood will make any difference about the administration of the insular affairs."
"I have done it regretfully and with the hope that it would be temporary."
"I haven't liked the idea of establishing a new department."
"As the conference knows, I have been rather more interested in the consolidation of departments already established than of establishing any new ones."
"I don't know of any new developments in China that would change the views that I expressed in an address I made in New York on, I think, the 27th of April relative to our policy there."
"I do not know just how many Americans we have in China."