The duties and taxes collected in the Virgin Islands of the United States shall be expended for the government and benefit of said islands in accordance with the annual budget prepared and modified as provided by the local laws;
Executive Order 2691—Rules for the Government of the Virgin Islands
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Clearly, this is no time for the erection here of high trade barriers.
I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.
We shall not witness an immediate satisfactory adjustment of domestic and international trade relations.
One does not pay a compliment to the American farmer who attempts to alarm him by dangers from foreign competition.
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