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Teddy Roosevelt: “The coastwise shipping laws should be amended to meet the special needs of the islands, and the alien contract labor law…”

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The coastwise shipping laws should be amended to meet the special needs of the islands, and the alien contract labor law should be so modified in its application to Hawaii as to enable American and European labor to be brought thither.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

He advocates for changes in shipping laws to better serve the unique needs of Hawaii.

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