William McKinley actually said...

You are instructed to confer with the Secretary of War in order that measures may be devised by which any conflict of authority between the officers of our army and navy in the Philippines may be avoided.

05/18/1898

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

More William McKinley Quotes

"May it end without further bloodshed, and there be ushered in the reign of peace to be made permanent by a government of liberty under law!"
"It became inevitable; and the Congress at its first regular session, without party division, provided money in anticipation of the crisis and in preparation to meet it."
"Existing problems demand the thought and quicken the conscience of the country."
"We are reunited."

View All William McKinley Quotes