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On the recordFebruary 10, 1904
military forces in aid of either belligerent cannot lawfully be originated or organized within their jurisdiction
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Proclamation 516—Declaration of Neutrality in the War Between Japan and Russia

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