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Teddy Roosevelt: This Government has used that tribunal, and advocated its use by others, in pursuance of its policy to promote the cause…

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This Government has used that tribunal, and advocated its use by others, in pursuance of its policy to promote the cause of international peace and goodwill by all honorable methods.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt discusses the U.S. government's commitment to promoting international peace through the use of the Hague tribunal.

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