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Bill Taft: “I cannot leave this subject without emphasizing the necessity of such legislation as will make possible and convenient…”

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I cannot leave this subject without emphasizing the necessity of such legislation as will make possible and convenient the establishment of American banks and branches of American banks in foreign countries.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft emphasizes the importance of legislation to facilitate American banking abroad.

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