09/09/1919
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"In pursuance of the authority conferred upon the President of the United States by Section 2 of the Act approved August 18, 1914, entitled 'An Act to provide for the admission of foreign-built ships t..."
"And we ought not to borrow."
"Any vacancy occurring among such watch officers within two years from this date may be filled without regard to citizenship; but any vacancy which may occur thereafter shall be filled by a watch offic..."
"The effect of the war upon the United States will depend upon what American citizens say and do."