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These laws will give free play to industrial enterprise; and the commercial development which will surely follow will accord to the people of the islands the best proofs of the sincerity of our desire to aid them.
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Roosevelt believes that new laws will foster industrial growth and demonstrate America's commitment to the islands.
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