William Taft said...

The bill is so carelessly drawn that it would inevitably lead to the greatest uncertainty as to what articles are or are...

The matter is therefore submitted to the Congress in accordance with the recommendation of the Acting Secretary of State...

I concur fully in the conclusions which the Secretary of War has reached and in the recommendations which he makes.

I withhold my approval from this bill, therefore, for the reasons, first, because it should not be considered until the ...