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On the recordJanuary 10, 1911
I concur in the recommendations made by the Secretary of State and commend them to the favorable consideration of the Congress with a view to early legislation on the subject.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the Congress Recommending Legislative Action for the Suppression of the Opium Evil

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