Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

the definite policy of the United States from now on is one opposed to armed intervention.

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...

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