Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Enforcement of this provision at this time will produce a serious condition among many thousands of families in the Philippine Islands.

Message to Congress Requesting Reconsideration of Tax on Coconut Oil Processing

05/27/1934

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Hope springs eternal!

I want to emphasize what I said in the Annual Message to Congress.

It is ordered that the following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the customs field organization:

Accomplishment of the abolition of the extraterritorial system in China is a step in line with the expressed desires of the Government and t...