Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

In every case, the recommendation for such discharge must be made by the commanding officer of the vessel on which the man may be serving.

Applications for discharges which reach the department except through the commanding officers of vessels shall be without exception disregar...

it is deemed to be wise and humane, in accordance with the beneficent purposes of the government of the United States toward the Filipino pe...

The insurrection against the authority and sovereignty of the United States is now at an end, and peace has been established in all parts of...