"Congress enacted a law abolishing the bathing beach that was contemplated for colored people and abolished also the bathing beach that was in existence for the white people."
"I haven't had any report from the Tariff Commission on butter, or straw hats, or gold leaf."
"I haven't thought at all about political impressions until I got this inquiry."
"If you can base the economic condition of the people on their appearance, the way they are dressed, the general appearance of prosperity, I should say that it was very good."
"The impression that struck me more than anything else was rather of a patriotic impression, an apparent general satisfaction with conditions in the country."
"I noticed most of the ladies had on silk dresses and I thought I saw a rather general display of silk stockings."
"I am pretty purely American, having I believe a little tinge of Indian blood in me."
"It is customary I suppose for those who are interested in those things to look into the possible inherited background of Presidents."
"That is the only purpose that America ever lands any Marines on foreign soil and they would have no other purpose in the present situation."
"I know that we have some war vessels in the harbor at Shanghai, and I think one or two others on the way there."
"Though we know—I know of nothing serious that has happened to any American citizens or any American property, but on account of the disorder there it is considered that they are in jeopardy and Marine..."
"I think that some of the Marines are at Shanghai for the purpose of protecting American lives and property, and they will be used to whatever extent it is necessary that they should be used for that p..."