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Bill Taft: “Our foreign trade merits the best support of the Government and the most earnest endeavor of our manufacturers and…”

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Our foreign trade merits the best support of the Government and the most earnest endeavor of our manufacturers and merchants, who, if they do not already in all cases need a foreign market, are certain soon to become dependent on it.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft stresses the importance of foreign trade and the need for government support to ensure American manufacturers thrive in international markets.

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