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On the recordApril 4, 1911
In concluding the negotiations, the representatives of the two countries bound themselves to use their utmost efforts to bring about the tariff changes provided for in the agreement by concurrent legislation at Washington and Ottawa.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the Congress Directing Attention of Congress to the Reciprocal Tariff Agreement Between the Dominion of Canada...

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