On the recordAugust 18, 1919
There is hardly a single raw material, a single important foodstuff, a single class of manufactured goods which is not in the same case.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThere is hardly a single raw material, a single important foodstuff, a single class of manufactured goods which is not in the same case.
Remarks to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
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