Address at Brooklyn, N.Y.
10/29/1936
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It is ordered that a division which shall be known as the Division of Territories and Island Possessions be, and it is hereby, established i...
I have determined that such transfer of the disbursing functions... would adversely affect the operation of our military and naval forces in...
No effort has been made to work out some form of compromise which would be less unjust to the Philippine people.
Enforcement of this provision at this time will produce a serious condition among many thousands of families in the Philippine Islands.