I earnestly hope for the immediate enactment into law of the legislation now pending to encourage American capital to seek investment in the islands in railroads, in factories, in plantations, and in lumbering and mining.
Roosevelt expresses hope for legislation to encourage American investment in the Philippines' infrastructure and industries.
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