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On the recordFebruary 29, 1904
All positions in the civil service of the War Department in the Philippines, except those filled by persons employed merely as skilled or unskilled laborers, and by persons appointed by the President, will be treated as classified under the civil-service rules.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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