I earnestly recommend legislation under which the government of the islands may have authority to assist in their peaceful industrial development in the directions indicated by the Secretary of War.
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There is no legal obligation on the part of the United States, and no promise, express or implied, for the payment of such claims.
The peace which we are pledged to leave to the Cuban people must carry with it the guaranties of permanence.
We should not permit our great prosperity to lead us to reckless ventures in business or profligacy in public expenditures.
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