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Teddy Roosevelt: “In this inquiry I became satisfied that certain vicious and unjustifiable practices had grown up in our customs…”

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In this inquiry I became satisfied that certain vicious and unjustifiable practices had grown up in our customs administration, notably the practice of determining values of imports upon detective reports never disclosed to the persons whose interests were affected.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt critiques certain unfair practices in customs administration that harm trade relations with Germany.

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