On the recordJanuary 28, 1916
The facts of the world are such that it is my duty to counsel my fellow citizens that preparation for national defense can not any longer be postponed.
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Address to an Overflow Meeting at Soldiers' Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanis
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